State v. Lewis

Appellant, James C. Lewis, appealed his conviction by a jury for carrying a concealed weapon, in violation of R.C. 2923.12.

On April 23, 1988, appellant was driving from Rome, Ohio, where he had been plowing his godfather's fields all day, to the Mentor Mall to pick up his two daughters. En route, he stopped at Chardon Beverage and purchased a bottle of Harvey's Bristol Cream. Appellant proceeded from Chardon Beverage and turned left onto Center Street. Chardon policeman, Scott A. Hildenbrand, and dispatcher, Rebecca Warner, were on patrol in the area when they saw appellant's vehicle in front…