State v. Favor, 08ap-215 (10-16-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Hugh M. Favor III ("appellant"), filed this appeal from a judgment by the Franklin County Municipal Court convicting him of assault. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court's judgment.

{¶ 2} On September 27, 2007, Robert S. Coleman ("Coleman"), a professor with the Ohio State University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Studies, was walking on the university campus near the intersection of 18th and Neil Avenues. As Coleman walked across the street in or near a crosswalk, he saw a vehicle, which was being driven by appellant, approaching at a speed that…