City of E. Cleveland v. Hall

EILEEN A. GALLAGHER, A.J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Tonja Hall, pro se, appeals her conviction for criminal simulation on sufficiency of the evidence and manifest weight grounds. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court's judgment and vacate her conviction.

Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} On May 16, 2017, a complaint was filed in the East Cleveland Municipal Court charging Hall with one count of criminal simulation in violation of section 545.13 of the Codified Ordinances of East Cleveland, General Offenses Code ("E.C.C.O.") arising out of her attempt to cash a fraudulent…