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State v. Bryant

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, Lucas County
Mar 21, 2003
Court of Appeals No. L-02-1029, Trial Court No. CR-01-2726 (Ohio Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2003)

Opinion

Court of Appeals No. L-02-1029, Trial Court No. CR-01-2726.

Decided March 21, 2003.

Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and James E. Vail, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Penny H. Nasatir, for appellant.


DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY


{¶ 1} According to Jon Gramza, on December 10, 2001, appellant, Keith Bryant, approached Gramza as he waited for a bus. Gramza later testified that appellant pulled a gun from his pocket and demanded that Gramza hand over his money and his wrist watch. Since Gramza had no money, he reported, appellant took only his watch and fled.

{¶ 2} Appellant was later arrested and indicted on one count of aggravated robbery with a weapon specification and one count of robbery. The matter proceeded to a trial before a jury, which acquitted appellant of the aggravated robbery count and specification, but convicted him of robbery. Appellant now appeals his conviction, arguing in a single assignment of error that his conviction was not supported by the evidence and was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

{¶ 3} Pursuant to 6th Dist.Loc.App.R. 12(C), we sua sponte transfer this matter to our accelerated docket and, hereby, render our decision.

{¶ 4} The standards for both sufficiency of the evidence of the evidence and manifest weight are set forth in State v. Thompkins (1997), 78 Ohio St.3d 380, 386-387. We have carefully reviewed the record in this matter and conclude that there was sufficient evidence submitted by which a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of robbery proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, we find no suggestion that the jury lost its way or that a manifest miscarriage of justice occurred.

{¶ 5} Accordingly, appellant's sole assignment of error is not well taken.

{¶ 6} The judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas is affirmed. Costs to appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.

Peter M. Handwork, P.J., Mark L. Pietrykowski, J., and Arlene Singer, J., CONCUR.


Summaries of

State v. Bryant

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, Lucas County
Mar 21, 2003
Court of Appeals No. L-02-1029, Trial Court No. CR-01-2726 (Ohio Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2003)
Case details for

State v. Bryant

Case Details

Full title:State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Keith Bryant, Appellant

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

Date published: Mar 21, 2003

Citations

Court of Appeals No. L-02-1029, Trial Court No. CR-01-2726 (Ohio Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2003)