State v. Cunningham

Citations

• 242 N.E.3d 887
• 2024 Ohio 1739

Syllabus

CRIMINAL - Violating a Protection Order R.C. 2919.27 competence to stand trial R.C. 2945.37 when competency raised after the start of trial a court must hold a hearing only for good cause shown or on the court's own motion due process requires court to sua sponte hold a competency hearing when presented with sufficient indicia of incompetence abuse of discretion mental illness is not synonymous with incompetency despite peculiar nature of appellant's trial testimony, appellant did not demonstrate sufficient indicia of incompetency to find trial court abused its discretion by not sua sponte holding a hearing.