State v. Knox

[Cite as State v. Knox, 2012-Ohio-1658.] IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO STATE OF OHIO : Plaintiff-Appellee : C.A. CASE NO. 24280 v. : T.C. NO. 09CR3308 RAINA L. KNOX : (Criminal appeal from Common Pleas Court) Defendant-Appellant : : .......... OPINION Rendered on the 13th day of April , 2012. .......... CARLEY J. INGRAM, Atty. Reg. No. 0020084, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 301 W. Third Street, 5th Floor, Dayton, Ohio 45422 Attorney for Plaintiff-Appellee THOMAS R. SCHIFF, Atty. Reg. No. 0039881, 500 Lincoln Park Blvd., Suite 216, Kettering, Ohio 45429 Attorney for Defendant-Appellant RAINA L. KNOX, 1331 Clement Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45417 Defendant-Appellant .......... DONOVAN, J. {¶ 1} Raina Knox was found guilty of Felonious Assault following a jury trial. The trial court imposed a sentence of community control sanctions for a period not to exceed five years. {¶ 2} Knox appealed, and counsel was appointed to prosecute the appeal. On December 21, 2011, appointed appellate counsel filed an Anders brief in accordance with Anders v. California (1967), 386 U.S. 738, wherein counsel represented that, after review of the record, he could ascertain no arguably meritorious issues to present on appeal. By magistrate’s order of January 3, 2012, this court informed Knox that her counsel had filed an Anders brief and of the significance of an Anders brief. We invited Knox to file a pro se brief assigning error for review within sixty days thereafter. Knox has filed nothing with this court. {¶ 3} Pursuant to our responsibilities under Anders, we have independently reviewed the entire record of this case and we have concluded, as did appointed appellate counsel, that there are no arguably meritorious issues for appellate review and that this appeal is entirely frivolous. {¶ 4} Accordingly, the judgment from which this appeal is taken is affirmed. .......... FAIN, J. and HALL, J., concur. Copies mailed to: Carley J. Ingram Thomas R. Schiff Raina L. Knox Hon. Dennis J. Langer