# State v. Reymann

> Ohio Court of Appeals · January 4, 1989 · 55 Ohio App. 3d 222

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3691795

## Case

- **Full name:** The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Reymann, Appellant
- **Court:** Ohio Court of Appeals
- **Decided:** January 4, 1989
- **Citations:** 55 Ohio App. 3d 222; 563 N.E.2d 749; 1989 Ohio App. LEXIS 24
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by George
- **Judges:** Cacioppo, Christley, Eleventh, George
- **Cited by:** 18 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

George, P.J.,
dissenting. A basis for the dismissal of the warrantless arrest for the charge of hit-skip was never given to the trial court. Thus, it was not argued nor otherwise contested by the state. Nevertheless, the trial court found that the warrantless arrest was proper as to that charge and that probable cause existed from the statements of the prosecuting witnesses.
I believe, however, that there is additional justification for the trial court’s finding of probable cause. (1) Here, the hit-skip was still in progress when the officer arrived upon the scene. The officer saw the defendant hurry away from the prosecuting witnesses, the prosecuting witnesses identified the defendant as the driver who hit their car, and the defendant secreted himself in his apartment. (2) The officer had an opportunity to view the physical evidence of the hit-skip. (3) The hit-skip was fresh, as the prosecuting witnesses had immediately followed the defendant from the scene of the accident to his apartment.
From the statements of the prosecuting witnesses and these additional facts, the officer found the defendant “violating” the hit-skip statute. Thus, the warrantless arrest was legal and the judgment of the trial court should stand.

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