State v. Echols

Citations

• 180 N.E.3d 1260
• 2021 Ohio 4193

Syllabus

Appellant's convictions and sentence for murder and attempted murder affirmed. Juvenile bindover statute is constitutional, and appellant did not establish any error in the bindover decision or in grand jury indictment. Victim's statements identifying appellant were not excludable hearsay and trial court's decision to admit statements was not an abuse of discretion. Victim's statements were not admitted in violation of Evid.R. 404(B). Appellant did not establish that his trial counsel was ineffective for failure to challenge a juror or move for mistrial. Appellant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Trial court did not err in imposing consecutive sentences for firearm specifications, and appellant's indefinite sentence was not a violation of the principles set forth in Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012).