State v. Eddington

Defendant Ima (Imo) Jean Eddington, appellant herein, was charged in the juvenile division of the Court of Common Pleas of Marion County with abusing one Pauletta Carol Saylor, age 2 years, in that she “knowingly caused or attempted to cause physical harm to said minor child by striking her repeatedly with a fly swatter, contrary to section 2151.41 of the Ohio Revised Code.” She pled not guilty to the charge before a referee of the court and trial was. had before the same referee who recommended that she be found guilty and sentenced to ten 'days in the county jail and assessed the court…