State v. Lawson, Unpublished Decision (10-2-2006)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant, Jeffrey G. Lawson, appeals a verdict of the Union County Court of Common Pleas, convicting him of felonious assault. On appeal, Lawson asserts that the State failed to prove the element of serious physical harm beyond a reasonable doubt. Finding that the jury's verdict was not against the manifest weight of the evidence, we affirm the trial court's judgment.

{¶ 2} In February of 2006, a Union County Grand Jury indicted Lawson for felonious assault of his girlfriend, Kim Cline, in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1), a felony of the second degree. On March 31,…