Beavercreek v. Ride, 06ca0082 (12-21-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant, Claire Ride, appeals a judgment of the Fairborn Municipal Court finding her guilty of failure to keep a dog confined or restrained, in violation of R.C. 955.22(C), a minor misdemeanor. Ride asserts that the trial court erred in imposing strict liability on her, and that the trial court violated her constitutional rights at trial and sentencing, and that the trial court improperly determined her dog to be a "vicious dog." Because the offense was a strict-liability offense, and because the trial court did not infringe upon any constitutional right of appellant,…