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STATE v. VARGAS

No. 97377.

2012 Ohio 2768

STATE OF OHIO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. VERKO VARGAS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

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

Released and Journalized: June 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher R. Fortunato, 13363 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Attorney for Appellant.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, BY: Justin S. Gould, Assistant County Prosecutor, The Justice Center, 8th Floor, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

BEFORE: Jones, J., Blackmon, A.J., and Keough, J.

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

LARRY A. JONES, SR., J.

{¶1} Defendant-appellant, Verko Vargas, appeals his conviction for obstructing official business. We affirm.

{¶2} In 2011, Vargas was charged with one count each of theft of a motor vehicle and obstructing official business. The matter proceeded to a trial by jury at which the following pertinent evidence was presented.

{¶3} Aria Mondla...

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