State v. Cruz

[Cite as State v. Cruz,

2011-Ohio-2088.] STATE OF OHIO ) IN THE COURT OF APPEALS )ss: NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF LORAIN ) STATE OF OHIO C.A. No. 10CA009774 Appellee v. APPEAL FROM JUDGMENT ENTERED IN THE ANGEL M. CRUZ COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF LORAIN, OHIO Appellant CASE No. 09CR079310 DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY Dated: May 2, 2011 DICKINSON, Judge. INTRODUCTION {¶1} A group of men broke into Benjamin and Jessica Lynn’s house one evening while Mrs. Lynn and the Lynns’ four-year-old daughter were asleep. They beat up Mrs. Lynn and stole many of the Lynns’ possessions, but left when…