State v. Copley

Grey, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Lawrence County Common Pleas Court arising out of an entry by the Ironton Municipal Court dismissing a felonious assault charge against appellee, Michael Copley, in exchange for Copley’s plea of guilty to a charge of eluding a police officer, in violation of R.C. 4511.02. We affirm.

On November 4,1989, Deputies Brown and Tordiff tried to pull Copley over for improper vehicle registration. Copley refused to stop and the officers pursued. The chase continued for about twenty miles. When the officers caught up with Copley, they parked their cruiser in front…