City of Cincinnati v. Howard

Sylvia Sieve Hendon, Judge.

{¶ 1} Following a bench trial, Oliver Howard was convicted of failing to maintain his premises free of fitter, a minor misdemeanor, in violation of Cincinnati Municipal Code 714-37. The trial court sentenced Howard to a $150 fine and 30 hours of community service. Howard now appeals. We affirm the finding of guilt, but vacate Howard’s sentence and remand this case for resentencing.

{¶ 2} In his first and second assignments of error, respectively, Howard argues that his due-process rights were violated and that his conviction was against the manifest weight of the…