City of Avon Lake v. Anderson

After shopping at the Avon Lake Drug Mart the defendant, Gari Anderson, was arrested for a state offense of petty theft and a city offense of carrying a concealed weapon.

A trial by jury was had. Anderson moved for a judgment of acquittal at the end of the prosecution’s case and again at the end of his case. The trial court denied both motions. Thereafter, the jury returned verdicts of guilty on each offense.

There was no testimony which was contradictory to Anderson’s that he worked for Anderson Steamship Agency and that his job occasionally involved the collection of freight payments. On the…