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State v. Crawford

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  • 2020 Ohio 2939

Syllabus

Involuntary manslaughter having weapons while under disability proximate result alternate means acquire, have, carry, use sufficiency of the evidence R.C. 2953.08(G)(2). Having a weapon while under disability may be the proximate result of death for purposes of involuntary manslaughter. Sufficient evidence was presented that appellant's having a weapon while under disability was the proximate cause of the victim's death where appellant instigated an argument, brandished a gun, and fired multiple shots. The trial court was within its discretion to reconsider appellant's sentence prior to journalizing the sentence, and the sentence was not contrary to law.

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