State v. Sampson

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Belmont County, Ohio, from a judgment of conviction by jury and sentence thereon of grand theft.

The conviction was primarily based on the testimony of Gerald Ciofani, that his 1978 GMC Jimmy vehicle had been stolen. Certain pretrial statements of the defendant-appellant, Joseph Sampson, were admitted into evidence; thes(e statements allegedly showed appellant’s agreement with Ciofani to report the vehicle stolen for insurance gain, then disassemble the vehicle. Several investigating officers testified as to appellant’s arrest, interrogation, statements…