State v. Robinson, 22646 (2-27-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Louis B. Robinson appeals from his conviction for Failure to Obey the Legal Order of a Housing Inspector, in violation of Section 93.05 of the Revised Code of General Ordinances of the City of Dayton (hereinafter R.C.G.O.) Robinson contends that the trial court erred by determining that the offense of which he was convicted, in a bench trial, is a strict-liability offense; that this constitutes a structural error, under the authority of State v.Colon, 118 Ohio St.3d 26, 2008-Ohio-1624, reconsidered at 119 Ohio St.3d 204, 2008-Ohio-3749; and that the trial…