State v. Brickles, Unpublished Decision (9-3-1999)

OPINION

Roger David Brickles appeals from his conviction for Interference with Custody in violation of R.C. 2919.23(A)(1) of the Ohio Revised Code. Brickles was convicted after a bench trial in the First District Court of Montgomery County. Brickles argues that the criminal statute was not intended to apply to parents like him who have been granted visitation rights. He also argues that his conviction was against the manifest weight of the evidence, particularly on the element of mens rea.

I

The following facts are not in dispute. Roger David Brickles married Michelle Brickles in November, 1993.…