State v. Dixon

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5078

Syllabus

THEFT — R.C. 2913.02(A)(1) — EVIDENCE — SUFFICIENCY — MANIFEST WEIGHT — CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE: Defendant's conviction for theft in violation of R.C. 2913.02(A)(1) was not against the weight or sufficiency of the evidence where the State presented evidence that defendant spoke with the manager of a hardware store about an audio cable, the manger handed the cable to defendant, the manager later heard the sound of packaging opening, defendant checked out without purchasing the cable, the manger found packaging of a cable opened with the cable missing, and the store only had one of the specific cables in stock.