State v. Peck

Klatt, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, William L. Peck, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. Because appellant’s conviction is not supported by sufficient evidence, we reverse that judgment and enter judgment for appellant.

{¶2} On the evening of January 13, 2005, Charles Starkes was driving a tractor-trailer (a tractor with two attached trailers) on 1-270 near Columbus, Ohio. His tractor weighed about 34,000 pounds and his two trailers were loaded with almost 30,000 pounds of materials, for a combined weight of almost 64,000 pounds, or…