STATE v. BOWSHER

No. L-95-124.

116 Ohio App.3d 170 (1996)

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. BOWSHER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, Lucas County.

Decided December 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony G. Pizza, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, Curtis E. Posner and Brenda J. Majdalani, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.

Jerome Phillips, for appellant.


SHERCK, Judge.

This appeal comes to us from the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. That court found appellant guilty of a single count of theft in office. Because we conclude that R.C. 2921.41 requires a tangible nexus which was missing in this case between a defendant's official duties and a theft offense, we reverse.

Appellant, Gary W. Bowsher, was a Toledo police officer. Appellant was also the volunteer treasurer of a charitable organization called the...

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