State v. Messer

[Cite as State v. Messer,

2017-Ohio-1223.] IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT LUCAS COUNTY State of Ohio Court of Appeals No. L-16-1109 Appellee Trial Court No. CR0201502616 v. Ernest Keith Messer DECISION AND JUDGMENT Appellant Decided: March 31, 2017 ***** Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Claudia A. Ford, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. W. Alex Smith, for appellant. ***** MAYLE, J. {¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Ernest K. Messer, appeals the May 12, 2016 judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas convicting him of grand theft by…