State v. Booth

Deshler, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant, Charles Booth, Jr., from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, following a jury trial in which defendant was found guilty of felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon.

In the early morning hours of August 2, 1997, Columbus Police Officer Paul J. Boldin was shot in the leg after responding to a report of a disturbance in a residential area on Delbert Road, Columbus. The defendant was taken into custody on that date. On August 12, 1997, defendant was indicted on one count of felonious assault, in violation of R.C. 2903.11,…