State v. Heigley, 2007-L-122 (4-4-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Dale W. Heigley, appeals his conviction by the Lake County Court of Common Pleas for failure to comply with order or signal of police officer, a felony of the third degree, in violation of R.C.2921.331(B). Appellant challenges the sufficiency and weight of the evidence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

{¶ 2} On September 15, 2007, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Trooper Steven Jefferies of the Ohio State Patrol, Chardon post, was working off-duty detail on State Route 2 westbound at the bridge overpass at Richmond Street in Painesville, Ohio. He was in a marked…