State v. Childs

Citations

• 255 N.E.3d 122
• 2024 Ohio 4699

Syllabus

Appellant's statutory speedy trial rights were not violated where the state complied with the R.C. 2945.71(C)(2) timeframe through tolling events pursuant to R.C. 2945.72. The state met its burden to produce sufficient evidence on each element of R.C. 2921.36(A)(2) to support appellant's illegal conveyance conviction and was not required to produce evidence to disprove the exception in R.C. 2921.36(B). The state also produced sufficient evidence to support appellant's tampering with evidence conviction under R.C. 2921.12(A)(1) where testimony showed appellant took actions to conceal a bag later found to be narcotics in her body and hide the recovered bag from officers. The trial court did not err in declining to merge the offense of possession of cocaine with the already merged offenses of aggravated trafficking of drugs and aggravated possession of drugs since the later offenses related to the fentanyl packaged for sale. Judgment affirmed.