STATE v. BASSHAM

No. 00-1517.

94 Ohio St.3d 269 (2002)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. BASSHAM, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Stadnicar, Beavercreek Prosecutor, for appellee.

Michael A. Buckwalter, for appellant.

W. Andrew Hasselbach, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


Submitted October 17, 2001 at the Greene County Session.

FRANCIS E. SWEENEY, SR., J.

At about 1:45 a.m. on September 3, 1999, Officer Joseph Topiah of the Beavercreek Police Department observed appellant, Brian J. Bassham, commit a traffic offense. After stopping appellant's vehicle, Officer Topiah detected a slight odor of alcohol coming from appellant's mouth and noted that appellant's eyes were...

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