State v. Lofties

This is an appeal from the Erie County Court of Common Pleas. On May 15, 1990, appellant, George Lofties, was indicted by the Erie County Grand Jury in a four-count indictment charging him with one count of drug abuse (cocaine) and three counts of knowingly possessing various firearms while under disability in violation of R.C. 2923.13(A)(3).

Appellant entered a plea of not guilty as to each count in the indictment. The case was set for trial on June 1, 1990. Prior to trial, the prosecutor dismissed two counts of having a weapon under a disability. The case proceeded to trial on one count of…