State v. Ballard

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 3391

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in admitting as a court's exhibit the narrative portion only of the presentence investigation report (\PSI\) of appellant's co-defendant, which contained a \comprehensive accounting\ of appellant's offenses. Appellant's PSI lacked information relating to his offenses, and the parties and the court were aware of all the information contained in the co-defendant's PSI through discovery. Further, the court gave the parties an opportunity to review the exhibit prior to sentencing. Ineffective assistance of counsel is not demonstrated in counsel's failure to object to the admission of the exhibit. Judgment affirmed.