Ohio Supreme Court August 1, 1984, No. 83-916 (State v. Caponi)

J. P. Celebrezze, J.

The question to be determined by this appeal is whether the search conducted of appellee’s automobile was a valid “inventory search,” or rather was an unreasonable and warrantless search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

In South Dakota v. Opperman (1976), 428 U.S.