State v. Austin

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 3048

Syllabus

Child endangering R.C. 2919.22(A) sufficiency of evidence manifest weight of evidence flight instruction consecutive sentences. Defendant's conviction for child endangering in violation of R.C. 2919.22(A) was supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence where, even if the jury found that the defendant did not cause the child's life-threatening injuries, the jury could have reasonably found that the defendant failed to protect the child from such injuries sustained while in his care trial court's flight instruction, although improper, was not prejudicial error trial court erred in denying defendant's motion for a new trial because the trial court had no jurisdiction to rule on the motion while defendant's appeal was pending trial court made the necessary findings to impose consecutive sentences.