State v. Miller, Unpublished Decision (5-27-2004)

DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

{¶ 1} After being convicted, in the Vinton County Court, of driving an overloaded truck, Robert Miller appeals based upon his contention that his trial occurred in the wrong county. The trooper who cited Miller first observed his truck in Vinton County, but did not stop it until the vehicle was in Meigs County. Since the trooper did not suspect that the truck was overloaded until after it reached Meigs County, Miller contends his trial in Vinton County was improper under Ohio's venue statute.

{¶ 2} R.C. 2901.12 provides that venue is proper in any county in which the…