State v. Taufeeq

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[Cite as State v. Taufeeq, 94 Ohio St.3d 501, 2002-Ohio-1495.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. TAUFEEQ, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Taufeeq (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 501.] Criminal law Search and seizure Search of passenger compartment of automobile after lawful custodial arrest of occupant of automobile Court of appeals judgment reversed and cause remanded to trial court on authority of State v. Murrell. (No. 01-1902 Submitted March 13, 2002 Decided April 3, 2002.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Clermont County, No. CA2000-12-094. __________________ The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings on the authority of State v. Murrell (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 489, 764 N.E.2d 986, decided today. DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. MOYER, C.J., dissents. PFEIFER, J., dissents and would affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. See his dissent in State v. Murrell (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 489, 764 N.E.2d 986. __________________ Donald W. White, Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney, Daniel J. Breyer and David H. Hoffmann, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant. __________________ 1

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