State v. Bay

Gorman, Judge.

Defendant-appellant James M. Bay appeals from his convictions for disorderly conduct on the public sidewalk in front of a bar and for resisting arrest fifteen to thirty minutes later. 1 He contends that because his arrest for disorderly conduct was complete once he was in custody outside the bar, he could not be convicted for resisting that arrest outside the Hamilton County Justice Center. We disagree.

The events at issue began when Bay became intoxicated at a bar located on Pete Rose Way in Cincinnati. He admitted consuming eight beers and five shots of hard liquor. After…