Caban v. Ransome, 08 Ma 36 (3-4-2009)

OPINION

¶ {1} Defendant-appellant Alonzo Ransome appeals the decision of the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court granting a civil stalking protection order against him in favor of plaintiff-appellee Norma Caban. The issue is whether there was some competent, credible evidence on the elements of menacing by stalking, which is a prerequisite for granting a civil stalking protection order. For the following reasons, there was not some competent, credible evidence upon which the fact-finder could determine that appellant knowingly caused appellee to believe that he would cause her physical harm or…