State v. Dyer

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8758
• 100 N.E.3d 993

Syllabus

Defendant-appellant was convicted of menacing, a fourth-degree misdemeanor. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in precluding defendant from presenting evidence of the complainant's (his ex-wife) prior domestic violence protection order complaints against him, which were either dismissed or resolved in the defendant's favor. The trial court reasonably concluded that the evidence was not admissible under Evid.R. 608(B) or Evid.R. 616(A). Trial court did not abuse its discretion in prohibiting defendant from offering the testimony of witnesses who were not timely disclosed. Judgment affirmed.