State v. Whitling

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Timothy Craig Whitling, appeals from his conviction and sentence in the Fairfield Municipal Court for violating a protection order. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse appellant's conviction and remand the matter for further proceedings.

I. FACTS

{¶ 2} On August 10, 2016, appellant was arrested and charged in Fairfield Municipal Court Case No. 2016CRB01987 with violating a protection order in contravention of Fairfield Codified Ordinances 537.15(a)(1), a misdemeanor of the first degree. The charge arose out of allegations that appellant violated a protection…