State v. Troisi

Cynthia Westcott Rice, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Juanita M. Troisi, appeals from the judgment on conviction entered by the Lake County Court of Common Pleas, after trial by jury, on one count of trademark counterfeiting, a felony of the third degree, and one count of possession of criminal tools, a felony of the fifth degree. For the reasons set forth below, this court reverses and vacates appellant’s convictions.

{¶ 2} On February 3, 2007, appellant hosted a “purse party” at a budding known as the Kirtland Grange in Kirtland, Ohio. At this event, appellant offered for sale various items, such as…