State v. Harper, 07 Ca 151 (12-30-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Russell T. Harper, appeals his conviction and sentence from the Licking County Court of Common Pleas for one count of illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs, in violation of R.C. 2925.041, with a specification that the offense was committed in the vicinity of a juvenile, making it a second degree felony.

{¶ 2} Appellant waived his right to a jury trial and he was tried to the court on October 22, 2007.

{¶ 3} The following evidence was adduced at trial.

{¶ 4} The State presented the testimony of six pharmacy technicians from…