State v. Bryant

Citations

• 201 N.E.3d 482
• 2022 Ohio 4108

Syllabus

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — R.C. 2919.25 — EVIDENCE — CREDIBILITY The trial court did not err in finding that defendant was a family member of his domestic violence victim: the victim's testimony that she was the mother of defendant's child, in the absence of any conflicting evidence, was sufficient to establish the family member requirement for first degree misdemeanor domestic violence under R.C. 2919.25.The trial court did not err in finding the victim's testimony credible concerning whether defendant actually committed an act of domestic violence.