Case Name: The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. POWERS, Appellant
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1991-04-24
Citations: 73 Ohio App. 3d 277
Docket Number: No. C-900445
Parties: The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. POWERS, Appellant.
Judges: Doan and Utz, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio Appellate Reports, Third Series
Volume: 73
Pages: 277–280

Head Matter:
The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. POWERS, Appellant.
[Cite as State v. Powers (1991), 73 Ohio App.3d 277.]
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Hamilton County.
No. C-900445.
Decided April 24, 1991.
Arthur M. Ney, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney, and Ron W. Springman, for appellee.
Sirkin, Piñales, Mezibov & Schwartz, Marc D. Mezibov and Edmund J. McKenna, for appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This cause came on to be heard upon appeal from the Hamilton County Municipal Court.
We sustain the appellant's sole assignment of error because the appellant presented uncontroverted proof that he shot the dog "while driving it away from his premises" and that he thereafter timely deposited sufficient funds to cover any damages incurred and thereby sustained his burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence the affirmative defense to a charged violation of R.C. 959.02. See R.C. 959.04. We, therefore, reverse the judgment of conviction entered below and order that the appellant be discharged.
Judgment reversed and defendant discharged.
Doan and Utz, JJ., concur.
Gorman, P.J., dissents.