STATE v. STOKES

No. 08-MA-39.

2009 Ohio 4820

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcus Stokes, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Mahoning County.

Dated: September 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Gains, Prosecutor, Ralph M. Rivera, Assistant Prosecutor, 21 W. Boardman St., 6th Floor, Youngstown, Ohio 44503, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Attorney John A. Ams, 134 Westchester Drive, Youngstown, Ohio 44515, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: Hon. Gene Donofrio, Hon. Joseph J. Vukovich, Hon. Cheryl L. Waite.


OPINION

DONOFRIO, J.

{¶1} Defendant-appellant Marcus Stokes appeals his jury trial conviction in the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for carrying a concealed weapon. He contends his conviction was against the manifest weight of the evidence and that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on the relation between flight and guilt.

{¶2} On June 17, 2007, Youngstown Police Officers Patrick Mulligan and Malik...

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