State v. Barnes

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 2088

Syllabus

Sixth Amendment; Confrontation Clause; de novo review; plain error; Crim.R. 52(B); Evid.R. 803; testimonial; nontestimonial; primary purpose; ongoing emergency; hearsay; statements elicited for purposes of medical diagnoses and treatment; R.C. 2317.422; victim did not testify; ineffective assistance of counsel; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; inconsistent verdicts; independent counts; prosecutorial misconduct; vouching for credibility. The admission of the 911 call, medical records, and the victim's statements to police officers and medical workers did not violate appellant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. Appellant's trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to admissible evidence, and the prosecutor did not engage in misconduct during closing argument. The verdicts were supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence.