State v. Blacker

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5611

Syllabus

No statutory or constitutional speedy-trial violations occurred. The admission of defendant's post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence as substantive evidence did not constitute plain error because the evidence did not prejudice defendant. The trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury regarding the offense of aggravated assault because the provocation at issue in this case was not reasonably sufficient to prompt a sudden fit of rage in an ordinary person. Defendant's conviction for felonious assault was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Defendant was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel. The trial court did not err in permitting the victim to show the jury the scars from the knife wounds defendant inflicted. The state presented sufficient evidence to prove the repeat violent offender specification.