State v. Madaris, C-070287 (3-28-2008)

DECISION.

{¶ 1} Following a jury trial, defendant-appellant Rodriquez Madaris was found guilty of aggravated robbery1 and robbery2 along with accompanying gun specifications. Madaris appeals his convictions, arguing that they were against the weight and sufficiency of the evidence, that his fair-trial rights were infringed, that his trial counsel was ineffective, and that the separate convictions for aggravated robbery and robbery violated the Double Jeopardy Clause. We affirm.

I. A Coordinated Robbery

{¶ 2} In May of 2006, Madaris entered a convenience store, placed what appeared to be a gun on…