State v. Livesay

LAWRENCE GREY, Judge.

Defendant, Hugh S. Livesay, was employed by the Ohio State Highway Patrol to inspect vehicles. The Highway Patrol used a hidden video camera to tape his activities and Livesay was fired for failing to perform the inspections. The matter was presented to a grand jury which indicted Livesay on sixty-eight counts of dereliction of duty. There were also five other counts charging receiving improper compensation, which will be discussed later.

Livesay filed a motion to dismiss on several grounds. The first is that the indictment is insufficient to charge criminal acts. The…