State v. Baldwin

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 3795

Syllabus

Rape complete defense extrinsic impeachment evidence Evid.R. 616 mistrial perjury. Affirmed. The defendant was not deprived a complete defense when precluded from questioning witnesses regarding dated sexual misconduct allegations against a then six-year-old sibling that were unrelated to the rape charges brought against the defendant the trial court did not abuse its discretion in precluding the defendant from impeaching a witness through extrinsic evidence introduced through a third-party and the trial court did not err in denying a motion for a mistrial because any allegation of perjury was unrelated to the elements of the crime for which the defendant was found guilty.