State v. Kucharski, Unpublished Decision (12-9-2005)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant, Jason Kucharski, appeals from his conviction and sentence for felonious assault, R.C. 2903.11(A)(1), which were ordered by the trial court upon a verdict of guilty returned by a jury.

{¶ 2} On May 12, 2004, Defendant was at Shag's Tavern in Dayton, where he encountered Nathan Perkins. The two had grown up in the same neighborhood but did not know one another well. Recognizing the Defendant, Perkins struck up a conversation in which he reminded Defendant of instances many years earlier when Perkins and two other young males had beaten Defendant. Their conversation lasted…