State v. Perry

Ford, Presiding Judge.

This is a criminal appeal in which appellant, James Clinton Perry, was charged and subsequently convicted by a jury for aggravated burglary, grand theft and escape in violation of R.C. 2911.11, 2913.02 and 2921.34, respectively.

At trial, appellant’s codefendant, Robert Jarrells, testified against him. On February 18, 1991, Jarrells and appellant were stuck in a ditch in a van which belonged to Jarrells. A Gates Mills police officer observed the van and called a tow truck. The officer ran Jarrells’ name through the computer and discovered several outstanding traffic…