State v. Coker, Unpublished Decision (3-31-2004)

DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction on a guilty plea for aggravated robbery and felonious assault in the Huron County Court of Common Pleas. Appellate counsel has moved to withdraw, pursuant to Anders v. California (1967),386 U.S. 738.

{¶ 2} Shortly after midnight on January 22, 2003, appellant, David L. Coker, visited the Norwalk home of a friend, ostensibly to purchase a hunting knife. After appellant took the knife, he unsheathed and brandished it against its owner, demanding drugs and money. The confrontation ended with appellant stabbing his…