Cleveland v. K.C.

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 3567

Syllabus

Violation of protection order R.C. 2919.27(A)(1) State v. Smith, 136 Ohio St.3d 1, 2013 Ohio 1698, 989 N.E.2d 972 service of a protection order essential element offense. Judgment reversed and remanded with instructions to vacate conviction. The city failed to present an essential element of the offense when it did not establish that the defendant was served with the protection order. As a result, there was insufficient evidence to sustain the defendant's conviction.