State v. Reynolds, 08-Je-9 (2-26-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Melissa Reynolds, appeals from a Jefferson County Common Pleas Court judgment convicting her of falsification following a jury trial and the resulting sentence.

{¶ 2} On July 13, 2006, Camay Youngblood was stabbed to death in Steubenville, Ohio. Police arrested Janae Ray and charged her with Youngblood's murder. A jury trial was held in May 2007. Appellant was called as a defense witness for Ray. Appellant and Ray had been incarcerated together at the Jefferson County Jail for a brief period of time.

{¶ 3} Appellant testified that she was on her way from her…