State v. Hobbs

{¶ 1} For purposes of Crim.R. 4(A), may a person simultaneously hold the positions of deputy sheriff for a county and of deputy clerk for a municipal court located in that same county? Because the appellate court reached the proper conclusion in this matter, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} In 2009, three detectives of the Summit County Sheriffs Department visited appellant, Jillian D. Hobbs, at her home. The purpose of the visit was to ask appellant about a recent burglary in the neighborhood in which she had been implicated. Upon the detectives’ arrival, appellant invited…