State v. Beall

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 1326

Syllabus

The jury's findings that appellant was guilty of attempted murder and that he threatened the use of force during the commission of three robberies were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the weight of the evidence. Even if the trial court's decision overruling appellant's motion to sever two robbery counts from the other counts in the indictment were erroneous, such error was harmless because these counts were tried separately to the court at appellant's request. The trial court did not err by allowing the admission of other-acts evidence. Finally, the trial court did not violate appellant's Sixth Amendment right to present witnesses by addressing potential Fifth Amendment self-incrimination issues with a defense witness who, after this discussion, asserted her right against self-incrimination. Judgment affirmed.