State v. Freeman

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 734

Syllabus

Appellant's conviction for rape was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence the State proved all the elements of the crime and the jury found the victim's testimony credible. The trial court did not err in denying appellant's motion for a new trial because the COVID-19 precautions taken by the court were reasonable and his Sixth Amendment rights were not violated. The court did not err in overruling appellant's motion for a mistrial because he did not suffer prejudice from an inadvertent encounter between a witness, an excused juror, and empaneled jurors. The trial court did not err by admitting physical evidence over appellant's objection. Finally, there was no cumulative error. Judgment affirmed.