State v. Cook

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 256

Syllabus

Appellant's convictions for murder, felonious assault, and having weapons while under disability were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the state presented testimony from an eyewitness that appellant fired a gun at the victim multiple times, striking him in the chest and causing his death. Despite appellant stipulating to having a prior conviction for a felony offense, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it permitted the state to question appellant about the events surrounding his prior conviction as appellant was subject to impeachment with his prior convictions under Evid.R. 609(A)(2) and he opened the door to questions about his prior conviction by suggesting that an individual involved in the prior conviction was responsible for the murder of the victim in the instant case.