City of Mentor v. Hamercheck

Mary Cacioppo, Judge.

This appeal has been taken from a final judgment of the Mentor Municipal Court. Appellant, John R. Hamercheck, seeks the reversal of his conviction on one count of petty theft. As the primary basis of this appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the defense of accident.

Appellant was employed for approximately eight years as a radio technician in the' Lake County Telecommunications Department. In October 1989, during the course of his employment with the county, appellant was involved in the crash of a helicopter. In this…