State v. Lathan
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
[Cite as State v. Lathan, 2002-Ohio-2686.] IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT LUCAS COUNTY State of Ohio Court of Appeals No. L-01-1030 Appellee Trial Court No. CR-00-1588 v. Darek Lathan DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY Appellant Decided: May 31, 2002 * * * * * Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Robert L. Clark, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. Jack P. Viren, Jr., for appellant. * * * * * PIETRYKOWSKI, P.J. {¶1} This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas after a jury found defendant-appellant, Darek Lathan, guilty of one count of aggravated robbery with a gun specification and guilty of one count of kidnaping with a gun specification. {¶2} In light of our ruling in the case of State v. Purley (May 31, 2002), Lucas App. No. L-01-1005, in which we reversed the conviction and sentence of appellant's codefendant James William Purley on the ground of prosecutorial misconduct, appellant's first assignment of error is well-taken and assignments of error are rendered moot. his second and third {¶3} On consideration whereof, the court finds that appellant was prejudiced and prevented from having a fair trial and the judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas is reversed. This case is hereby remanded for a new trial. Court costs of this appeal are assessed to appellee. JUDGMENT REVERSED. Melvin L. Resnick, J. ____________________________ JUDGE Richard W. Knepper, J. Mark L. Pietrykowski, P.J. CONCUR. ____________________________ JUDGE ____________________________ JUDGE 2.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
