State v. Finley

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 2636

Syllabus

Murder right to counsel Giglio/Brady material Evid.R. 608 Evid.R. 402 Evid.R. 403 manifest weight of the evidence. Murder conviction affirmed. Appellant was represented by counsel at all stages of the proceeding and knowingly and voluntarily waived the appearance of one of his two attorneys for a limited portion of the trial because the attorney was ill. There was no Brady or Giglio violation. The law espoused in those cases did not apply because the subject information — the investigating detective's social media posts — was publicly available information it was neither in the State's sole possession nor suppressed by the State. Further, in accordance with Evid.R. 402, 403, and 608, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by not allowing the defense to cross-examine the detective on his past social media posts. Appellant's murder conviction is supported by the weight of the evidence.