STATE v. OMAWALLI

No. 95020.

2011 Ohio 2032

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abdul Omawalli, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: April 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Rein, Esq. , Leader Building, Suite 940, 526 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attorney for Appellant.

William D. Mason, Esq. , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Robert Botnick, Esq. , Assistant County Prosecutor, The Justice Center, 9th Floor, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Sweeney, J., Boyle, P.J., and Celebrezze, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

JAMES J. SWEENEY, J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Abdul Omawalli (a.k.a. Jerry Jolly), appeals his convictions for felonious assault and kidnapping. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

{¶ 2} At trial, the state presented the testimony of the victim David Sandifer ("Sandifer"), the victim's nephew Timothy Hawkins, and two officers. Defendant offered the testimony of some neighbors, his...

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