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109 Ohio App. 3d 757

673 N.E.2d 163

State v. Sharp

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided March 11, 1996

Ohio Court of Appeals · decided 1996-03-11

Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently February 2013

5 state decisions

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Decided 1996-03-11

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Koehler, Judge,

¶1 dissenting.

¶2 The affidavit for a search warrant was so deficient that the magistrate did not have probable cause to issue the search warrant. In this conclusion, I agree with the majority. However, I cannot believe that the “good faith” exception set forth in Leon is applicable. There is nothing to establish that the officers objectively and reasonably could rely upon such a defective affidavit.

¶3 The majority is in effect allowing an officer to subjectively and ultimately determine the entire issue of probable cause. This holding in effect negates a constitutional protection to which our citizens are entitled. I must dissent from the affirmation of the trial court’s ruling.

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