State v. Blachowski

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 2331

Syllabus

Improper juror communication mistrial child victim's credibility manifest weight of the evidence. - Trial court did not abuse its discretion in not questioning each juror individually where the trial court directed a question to all jurors about the alleged improper juror communication when no one responded, court could assume no juror was affected court did not err in not declaring a mistrial where no juror was affected by improper communication detective's testimony was proper even if it indirectly bolstered the child victim's credibility where the detective did not directly testify regarding the victim's truthfulness defendant's convictions for rape, gross sexual imposition, and child endangering were not against the manifest weight of the evidence.