State v. Richard

Vukovich, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, James M. Richard, Jr., appeals from his conviction of aggravated menacing after a bench trial in Mahoning County Court No. 4. For the reasons set forth below, appellant’s conviction is reversed.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On November 29, 1993, Josephine Manos of the Mahoning County Child Support Enforcement Agency (“CSEA”) received a call from appellant inquiring about CSEA’s interception of his tax refund as a result of child support arrearage. Manos had spoken with appellant approximately three times before the conversation at issue. During this conversation,…