State v. Brown

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5854

Syllabus

Crim.R. 31(A); jury instructions; amended indictment; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; admission of text message evidence; ineffective assistance of counsel; allied offenses of similar import. The trial court did not improperly instruct the jury under Crim.R. 31(A). The trial court did not err when it permitted the State to amend the date of the indictment. The appellant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the weight of the evidence. The trial court did not err when it permitted the admission of the appellant's text messages into evidence. The appellant received effective assistance of counsel. The trial court did not err when it did not merge the appellant's convictions for aggravated burglary and intimidation because they were not allied offenses of similar import.