State v. Ferguson

Citations

• 236 N.E.3d 824
• 2024 Ohio 576

Syllabus

Gross sexual imposition manifest weight of the evidence plain error grand jury burden of proof presumption of innocence. The trial court's statements relating to grand jury proceedings did not impact the defendant's presumption of innocence or otherwise amount to plain error where the trial court subsequently and repeatedly instructed the jury as to the applicable legal standards and burden of proof at trial. The conviction was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.