State v. Pausch, Unpublished Decision (1-28-1999)

Appellant, Carma R. Pausch, appeals her conviction for violating R.C. 4301.62 (open container of an alcoholic beverage), a minor misdemeanor, and assigns the following error:

"The trial court erred, as a matter of law, in failing to dismiss this case, based upon a lack of venue and/or jurisdiction, in violation of the Ohio Constitution."

Appellant was charged with having an open container of beer in the parking lot of the Polaris Amphitheater, which is located in the city of Columbus, county of Delaware.1 After a bench trial, the Franklin County Municipal Court found her guilty.

In her only…