Court of Appeals reverses Whitacker conviction, sends case back to BG

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The Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of a woman in Bowling Green Municipal
Court after she pleaded to operating a vehicle under the influence and endangering children last summer.

Christine Whitacker, 44, North Baltimore, was sentenced to 33 days in jail with 30 suspended, and 180
days in jail with 160 suspended for the respective charges in the 2013 case.
The appeals court judged that "substantial justice was not done" in the case, because a motion
to suppress evidence was not granted. The appeals court said there was not reasonable suspicion for
officers to stop Whitacker’s vehicle.
An anonymous caller had reportedly prompted the incident.
The matter has been sent back down to BG Municipal Court for further proceedings.

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