State v. New

Sadler, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Michael L. New, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas finding him guilty of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, following a bench trial. For the following reasons, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In September 2010, a Franklin County grand jury indicted appellant on one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle in violation of R.C. 2923.16(B), a fourth-degree felony. Appellant waived his right to a jury trial, and the matter proceeded to a bench trial on March 24, 2011. At trial, the parties waived opening statements and…