State v. Carson

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 4352

Syllabus

The trial court did not err when it allowed the State's witnesses to render opinion testimony regarding the similarity between the damage done by appellant to two trucks when she scratched the vehicles with a key. However, the trial court's decision to allow a State's witness to testify to the ultimate fact that he believed the appellant keyed both vehicles was error. Nevertheless, in light of the entirety of the evidence adduced of appellant's guilt, the error was harmless. The trial court did not err when it overruled appellant's Crim.R. 29 motion for acquittal. The evidence adduced at trial was sufficient to support appellant's convictions for two counts of criminal damaging, and her convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The record establishes that appellant's right to speedy trial was not violated. The appellant failed to establish that the trial court erred, plainly or otherwise, when it amended the complaint to include the names of the victims of the two counts of criminal damaging. Judgment affirmed.