State v. Ridgway, Unpublished Decision (2-1-1999)
State v. Ridgway, Unpublished Decision (2-1-1999)
Opinion of the Court
On April 14, 1998, appellant was involved in an auto/pedestrian accident while traveling north on Harrison Avenue. The pedestrian, a six-year-old child, darted in front of appellant's vehicle. Although appellant immediately applied his brakes, appellant's vehicle knocked her down causing slight bruising. Appellant apparently failed to report this incident to the police although he did exchange names and phone numbers with the child's parents.
Appellant was subsequently cited for no operator's license, in violation of R.C.
Appellant timely filed a notice of appeal and sets forth the following assignments of error for our consideration:
I. THE JUDGEMENT (SIC) OF THE COURT IS NOT SUSTAINED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE.
II. THE JUDGEMENT (SIC) OF THE COURT IS CONTRARY TO LAW, NOT WITHSTANDING THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAW, (SIC) SECURED BY THE TREATY OF U.S. CONSTITUTION AND OHIO CONSTITUTION.
III. THE COURT ERRED IN OVERULING (SIC) DEFENDANT PERROGATIVE (SIC) RIGHTS OF UNALIENABLE RIGHT GRANTED TO ALL PEOPLE BY THEIR CREATOR.
IV. THE JUDGEMENT (SIC) OF THE COURT IS DISOBEDIENT TO THE LAWS OF THIS NATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
When portions of the transcript necessary for resolution of assigned errors are omitted from the record, the reviewing court has nothing to pass upon and thus, as to those assigned errors, the court has no choice but to presume the validity of the lower court's proceedings, and affirm. Knapp v. Edwards Laboratories
(1980),
Appellant's first, second, third, and fourth assignments of error are overruled.
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the Canton Municipal Court, Stark County, Ohio, is hereby affirmed.
By: Wise, P. J., Gwin, J., and Farmer, J., concur.
For the reasons stated in the Memorandum-Opinion on file, the judgment of the Canton Municipal Court, Stark County, Ohio, is affirmed.
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