State v. Mendoza

Shaw, Judge.

Defendant Ricardo Mendoza appeals the August 4, 1999 bench trial verdict of the Hancock County Court of Common Pleas finding him guilty of four counts of felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11.

This case arises from a large fight that occurred in the early morning hours of June 29, 1997, on Clinton Street in Findlay, Ohio. On June 28, 1997, defendant Ricardo Mendoza accompanied a large group of people, including co-defendants Joey Gutierrez, Reynaldo Guajardo, and Jose Guajardo, from Findlay, Ohio, to Toledo, Ohio, to attend the “Rally by the River.” Although the testimony…