State v. Denson

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 847

Syllabus

BATSON CHALLENGE – EVIDENCE WITNESS TRIAL: The trial court's determination that the striking of an African-American potential juror was not motivated by discriminatory intent was not clearly erroneous because the race-neutral reason offered by the prosecution for the use of a peremptory challenge was reasonably related to the response given by the potential juror during voir dire. The witnesses did not vouch for the victim's veracity where the witnesses did not offer an opinion as to the truth of the sexual-abuse allegations.