State v. A.K.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 2261

Syllabus

Criminal law-R.C. 2945.481-Trial court did not err by allowing child victim to testify outside the courtroom-Crim.R. 16-Discovery violation-Trial court did not abuse its discretion by declining to dismiss the indictment when nothing suggested that the discovery violation was willful-Crim.R. 7-trial court did not abuse its discretion by amending the indictment to expand the time frame within which the offenses allegedly occurred-Sufficiency of the evidence-the State presented sufficient evidence to establish that the victim suffered serious physical harm as a result of felonious assault-The evidence showed that the victim suffered from multiple mental health conditions that required ongoing treatment-Manifest weight of the evidence-the jury's finding that the victim suffered serious physical harm was not against the manifest weight of the evidence-Sentencing-R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(c)-Trial court's failure to provide R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(c) notifications constituted plain error and required remand for resentencing when State conceded error-Judgment affirmed in part and remanded in part