Legal Opinion

State v. Harris

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided October 17, 2018No. 18CA4PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAbele, J.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from an Athens County Municipal Court judgment of conviction and sentence. The trial court found Patrick N. Harris, defendant below and appellant herein, guilty of obstructing official business, in violation of R.C. 2921.31, and possessing an open container of alcohol, in violation of R.C. 4301.62. Appellant raises the following assignment of error for review:

"THE EXPLANATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES WAS INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE TRIAL COURT TO MAKE A FINDING OF GUILTY UPON THE DEFENDANT'S PLEA OF NO CONTEST."

{¶ 2} On November 5, 2017, shortly after midnight, Ohio University…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Cheryl D. Lyons v. City of Xenia, Christine Keith, Officer Matthew Foubert, OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  2. City of Cuyahoga Falls v. BowersOhio Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. WellmanOhio Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. State v. LazzaroOhio Supreme Court · 1996
  5. State v. KatesOhio Court of Appeals · 2006

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. CoffmanOhio Court of Appeals · 2024
  2. City of Seven Hills v. McKernan, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County2019
  3. State v. HarrisOhio Court of Appeals · 2023
  4. State v. GeterOhio Court of Appeals · 2025
  5. Christopher Rarick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020

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