State v. Brown

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3035

Syllabus

Evid.R. 613 effective assistance of counsel felonious assault manifest weight. - Evidence of defendant's prior stale conviction was admissible under Evid.R. 613, prior inconsistent conduct, when the defendant denied ever using a knife as a weapon. Defendant failed to demonstrate counsel was ineffective for failing to request an additional instruction on prior conviction the record demonstrated that the trial court gave the jury two instructions. Defendant's conviction for felonious assault was not against the manifest weight of the evidence because the jury was able to assess the credibility of the witnesses and determine whose testimony to believe or discount.