State v. Cartwright

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5638

Syllabus

MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE; FELONIOUS ASSAULT; KIDNAPPING; INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL; HEARSAY, EVID.R. 803; CONFRONTATION CLAUSE; EVID.R. 404(B); SENTENCING. The defendant-appellant's felonious assault and kidnapping convictions are not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The defendant-appellant's trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to inadmissible hearsay or improper character evidence. Based on this court's precedent, the trial court's imposition of mandatory prison terms for the defendant-appellant's felonious assault and kidnapping convictions does not render his sentence contrary to law.