State v. Armstrong-Carter

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 1110

Syllabus

The jury instruction given for resisting arrest did not provide the wrong burden of proof for the affirmative defense of excessive force. Appellant's convictions for failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, resisting arrest, and obstruction of official business were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The trial court's appointment of an acting judge was proper under R.C. 1901.121(C). Appellant's allegations of prosecutorial conduct lack merit because the State's conduct was not improper and did not result in any prejudice. Appellant failed to establish multiple errors warranting a reversal under the cumulative error doctrine. Judgment affirmed.