State v. Deaton

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 7094

Syllabus

The admission of a police officer's re-direct testimony, elicited in response to cross-examination questioning concerning the failure to take measurements, that he identified no evidence of an accidental shooting requiring the taking of measurements did not constitute plain error. Trial counsel did not provide ineffective assistance by failing to object to the accidental shooting question, by not requesting an accident jury instruction, and by allowing the Defendant-appellant to testify regarding his prior criminal record. Finally, the jury's verdict is not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Judgment affirmed. (Donovan, J., concurring in judgment only).