State v. Beverly (Slip Opinion)

Background

{¶ 1} In August 2011, defendant-appellee, Jordan Beverly, was convicted of various counts of receiving stolen property, burglary, and other felonies. These convictions are not at issue in this case. Beverly was also found guilty of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. R.C. 2923.32(A)(1). The pattern involved Beverly and Brandon Imber stealing or receiving stolen vehicles outside of Clark County. Beverly and Imber would then return to Clark County in the stolen vehicle and begin knocking on doors of private homes. If somebody opened the door, they would invent some excuse for…