Brown Law Office wins appeal in the Ninth District Court of Appeals in State v. Chojnowski on issue of first impression.

Client charged with possession of drug abuse instruments after driver of vehicle ostensibly consented to search of client’s bag, who was passenger in vehicle.  After trial court denied motion to suppress, the Brown Law Office took case to Ninth District Court of Appeals, who held in case of first impression that driver cannot consent to a search of a passenger’s personal effects.  Link to Supreme Court article and decision can be found here.

http://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2015/COA/0414/2015-OH-1405.asp#.ViB0BH6rTIV

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