State v. Coleman

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5320

Syllabus

Felonious assault; knowingly; sufficient evidence; manifest weight; complicity; bench trial; video evidence. Judgment affirmed. While there was no eyewitness testimony to the shooting, the video evidence and testimony of the investigating officers and forensic experts, when viewed in a light most favorable to the State, is sufficient evidence to prove that the defendant knowingly caused serious physical harm to victim and caused or attempted to cause physical harm to the victim when the defendant Coleman fired his gun at the victim. Additionally, the trial court could have found that the defendant supported, assisted, encouraged, cooperated with, advised, or incited the unknown shooter who can be observed on video shooting at the victim. In a bench trial, the trial court is entitled to the presumption of regularity, that is, the trial court is presumed to know and follow the law in arriving at its judgment unless it affirmatively appears to the contrary. Moreover, defendant's convictions are not against the manifest weight of the evidence.