State v. Hicks

Brogan, Judge.

{¶ 1} Jerry Hicks appeals from his conviction and sentence following a bench trial on one count of possession of criminal tools.

{¶ 2} In his sole assignment of error, Hicks contends that the trial court erred in overruling his Crim.R. 29 motion for judgment of acquittal and then finding him guilty. This argument challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction. See State v. Crump, Montgomery App. No. 22862, 2009-Ohio-4110, 2009 WL 2487987, ¶ 11.

{¶ 3} “In reviewing a claim of insufficient evidence, ‘[t]he relevant inquiry is whether, after reviewing the…