State v. Davis

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4692

Syllabus

Trial court did not err by refusing appellant's request to either declare a mistrial or seat a new jury after appellant's two co-defendants pleaded guilty at an early stage of the proceedings, where the trial court instructed the jury appellant was still entitled to the presumption of innocence, and the absence of the two co-defendants from the proceedings had no bearing on the case against appellant. Appellant's convictions, under a complicity theory, of aggravated murder, murder, aggravated robbery, having a weapon while under disability, and firearm and repeat violent offender specifications were supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Judgment affirmed.