State v. Rosa

Gene Donofrio, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Carmelo Rosa, appeals from decisions rendered in the Youngstown Municipal Court, finding appellant guilty of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with consumer transactions in violation of Youngstown City Ordinance 727.02(a).

On July 10, 1995 and July 20, 1995, the city of Youngstown filed complaints against appellant, charging that appellant violated C.O. 727.02(a).

The charges brought forth against appellant, a business owner, stemmed from a consumer transaction conducted on January 31, 1995, in which appellant accepted money…