State v. Oliver

Nahra, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Lee Oliver appeals from his convictions for violations of R.C. 2925.03(A)(1) and (2), trafficking in drugs, and R.C. 2921.36, illegal conveyance of prohibited items into a detention facility. The evidence adduced by the state at appellant’s trial revealed the following facts concerning the incidents which led to appellant’s convictions.

In July 1993, Valerie Wallace was in the Cuyahoga County Jail at the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland. Since she was unable to obtain any herself, she requested a “third party” 1 to arrange having some drugs, such as “some…