City of Cleveland Heights v. Lewis

Patricia Ann Blackmon, Judge.

{¶ 1} Pursuant to Loc.App.R. 25.1, this court convened an en banc conference in accordance with McFadden v. Cleveland State Univ., 120 Ohio St.3d 54, 2008-Ohio-4914, 896 N.E.2d 672.

{¶ 2} Appellant, Warren Lewis, appeals his conviction for misdemeanor obstructing official business and assigns the following error for our review:

“I. The trial court erred by overruling appellant’s Rule 29 motions and by finding appellant guilty of obstruction [sic] of official business.”

*788(¶ 3} Having reviewed the record and pertinent law, we reverse the trial court’s decision and…