State v. Davis

Defendant-appellant, Frederick Davis, Jr., was indicted by a Hamilton County Grand Jury for receiving stolen property under the provisions of R. C. 2913.51. At a jury trial, counsel for defendant was assisted by defendant himself, who insisted upon conducting his own defense from the outset of the proceedings. After presentation of the evidence and arguments by counsel and defendant, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Following a presentence investigation, defendant was sentenced as appears of record. From this conviction and sentence, defendant, through counsel, raises two assignments of…