State v. Deir, Unpublished Decision (12-22-2006)

OPINION

{¶ 1} This appeal has been brought from a final judgment of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas. Appellant, Jabra I. Deir, seeks the reversal of his conviction on three counts of assaulting a peace officer during the performance of the officer's official duties. For the following reasons, this court concludes that, although the reversal of the basic conviction is unwarranted, the case must be remanded to the trial court for resentencing on all three counts.

{¶ 2} Our review of the trial transcript indicates that appellant's conviction was based on the following general facts. On the…