In re J.C.

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 1839

Syllabus

The victim's statements were properly admitted as excited utterances where the record shows that the victim was afraid and was frantically informing authorities that appellant had a sword and was looking for a gun. The admission of these statements did not violate appellant's confrontation rights because the admitted statements were nontestimonial. The circumstances objectively indicated that the victim's primary purpose was to obtain assistance from law enforcement. He was not acting as a witness he was not testifying. He was frantically attempting to get help. In addition, appellant's adjudication was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The trier of fact was in the best position to weigh the evidence and evaluate the witnesses' credibility.