City of Euclid v. Davis, Unpublished Decision (9-6-2001)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

This appeal is before the Court on the accelerated docket pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc. App.R. 11.1.

Appellant, Rufus Terrel Davis, appeals from his sentence for the possession of marijuana. Mr. Davis claims that the City of Euclid unconstitutionally elevated the offense from a minor misdemeanor under R.C. 2925.11[C][3][a] to a first degree misdemeanor under the municipal ordinance. We find no merit to this contention and affirm.

On December 9, 1993, Mr. Davis was stopped for a traffic violation and was found to be in possession of less than 200 grams of marijuana in…