State v. Dotson

Gene Donofrio, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Veronica Dotson, appeals her conviction in the Youngstown Municipal Court on a single count of disorderly conduct, a violation of R.C. 2917.11(A)(2).

On April 2, 1998, Officer Chaibi of the Youngstown Police Department issued a parking citation for appellant’s vehicle. As the officer was writing the ticket, appellant approached him and asked him to “give her a break.” When the officer refused, appellant wished Officer Chaibi “all the bad luck a man could have.”

According to Officer Chaibi, appellant then became loud and began to use expletives. The…