Update: On November 18, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here

“You are saying a third party can’t just hand the government its own property?”

Justice Fischer to counsel for LaRosa

“Why wasn’t it reasonable to secure a warrant for the seizure of the

Update: Read what happened to this case on remand here.

On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Gardner, 2012-Ohio-5683. This is a honey of a decision, authored by Chief Justice O’Connor for a unanimous (yes!) Court. The Court held that it is error