State v. Patterson, Ct2008-0054 (1-22-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Eric Scott Patterson appeals the September 15, 2008 Judgment of the Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, which convicted and sentenced him on one count of involuntary manslaughter (based upon misdemeanor child endangering). The State of Ohio is plaintiff-appellee.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE1

{¶ 2} Appellant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 1997. His conviction was overturned by the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2003. In 2004, Appellant was retried, but that trial resulted in a mistrial. Following further appeals, the matter was again…