State v. Barnes

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1967

Syllabus

Defendant appeals conviction for felonious assault and having weapons while under disability. Trial court erred by providing non-standard jury instructions that overly suggested or mandated a result conflicting with statutory language. But defendant failed to establish prejudice. Defendant argued that the trial court improperly admitted hearsay statements. Assuming the testimony was inadmissible, the defendant failed to establish plain error.