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STATE v. JONES

Nos. 2010-P-0051, 2010-P-0055

2011 Ohio 5109

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur Jones, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Portage County.

September 30, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor V. Vigluicci , Portage County Prosecutor, and Timothy J. Piero , Assistant Prosecutor, 241 South Chestnut Street, Ravenna, OH 44266 (For Plaintiff-Appellee).

Dawn M. King , P.O. Box 2081, Akron, OH 44309 (For Defendant-Appellant).

OPINION

MARY JANE TRAPP, J.

{¶1} This appeal involves a misdemeanor complaint filed by a dog warden charging appellant with cruelty to animals. Appellant claims the Portage County Municipal Court did not have subject matter jurisdiction because the complaint was not brought by a "peace officer," or filed by a "private citizen" after a review by a "reviewing official."

{¶2} As we will explain, the trial court had...

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