State v. James, Unpublished Decision (12-29-2005)

JOURNAL ENTRY and OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Lamar James (appellant) appeals from his conviction of two counts of felonious assault. After reviewing the facts of the case and pertinent law, we affirm.

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{¶ 2} In August 2004, appellant and Brian Petruccelli (the victim) were involved in a fight at a bar in Cleveland, stemming from the victim accusing appellant of stealing a piece of jewelry. In the early morning of September 3, 2004, the victim was involved in another fight at the same bar, this time with a friend of appellant's named Javier, whom the victim also knew. Both the victim and…