Ohio Court of Appeals August 21, 2000, No. 76780. (City of Brook Park v. Kirsch)

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James M. Porter, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Reynold C. Kirsch appeals from his conviction in the Berea Municipal Court following a bench trial for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver’s license (R.C. 4507.02), a misdemeanor of the first degree. Defendant claims that the trial court deprived him of his constitutional rights by refusing to appoint counsel to defend him.