State v. Franklin

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4510

Syllabus

The jury's verdict finding appellant was the operator of the truck who took police on a high speed chase after receiving an order or signal of a police officer to bring the truck to a stop was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where there was competent and credible evidence identifying appellant as the operator of the truck in question. The trial court also did not err, plain or otherwise, by failing to merge for purposes of sentencing appellant's convictions for failing to comply with the order or signal of a police officer in violation of R.C. 2921.331(B) and driving under suspension in violation of R.C. 4510.11(A) where the offenses were committed separately, one at the moment appellant began operating a truck with a suspended license and the other when appellant failed to comply with the order or signal of a police officer to bring the truck to a stop.