State v. Gover

Elizabeth Mattingly, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant Taresa Gover is charged with violating R.C. 4507.33, wrongful entrustment, which states:

“No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by any person if * * * (A) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe the other person has no legal right to drive the motor vehicle.”1

{¶ 2} The facts in this matter are straightforward. On September 12, 2003, Sergeant Mark Denney of the Cheviot Police Department made a traffic stop of defendant’s vehicle, which was at the time being driven by…