State v. Awad

Sylvia S. Hendon, Judge.

{¶ 1} Following a trial to the court, defendant-appellant, Magdi Awad, was convicted of two counts of receiving stolen property. Awad was subsequently sentenced to two years of community control. On appeal, Awad does not directly challenge his sentence, but raises two assignments of error relating to the sufficiency of the evidence.

{¶ 2} Awad was one of 19 defendants named in a 105-count indictment that was the culmination of a prolonged “sting” operation conducted by the Ohio Organized Crime Commission Task Force. The aim of the operation was to break up a network of…