City of Cleveland v. Barnes

The appellant, Deborah Barnes, was charged by Cleveland police with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, carrying a concealed weapon, operating a motor vehicle with license plates issued to a different vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with loud muffler and obscure license plates — in violation of Sections 621.05, 615.08, 627.02, 435.09(E), 437.20 and 435.10, respectively, of the Cleveland Municipal Ordinances. Barnes was found guilty by a jury in the Cleveland Municipal Court on all counts and sentenced. She raises five assignments of error upon appeal.

I

Assignment of Error No. I

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