State v. Scott

This is an appeal on questions of law from a conviction of defendant-appellant in the Newton Falls Municipal Court for operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol as the result of an arrest on the Ohio Turnpike by a State Highway Patrolman.

Defendant-appellant’s first assignment of error is that the state has failed to prove that the offense was committed within the territorial jurisdiction of the trial court.

The Newton Falls Municipal Court was created by Section 1901.01, Revised Code, of the Uniform Municipal Court Act, and its territorial jurisdiction as provided by…