State v. Bennett

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 652

Syllabus

AGGRAVATED MENACING – WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE – CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/CRIMINAL – CONFRONTATION CLAUSE – WITNESSES – IMPEACHMENT EVIDENCE: Defendant's conviction for aggravated menacing was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the evidence showed that defendant ran toward the victim with a knife and threatened to kill her. Defendant failed to establish a Confrontation Clause violation where the trial court did not prohibit defense counsel from engaging in cross-examination. The trial court did not err in excluding impeachment evidence where the evidence had minimal relevancy to the allegations against defendant and other witnesses testified to the same effect.