State v. Glass

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4670

Syllabus

Manifest weight of the evidence; felonious assault; aggravated assault; reckless assault; simple assault; jury instructions; plain error; ineffective assistance of counsel. Appellant punched victim's head multiple times, resulting in facial fractures. The manifest weight of the evidence supported appellant's conviction for felonious assault. By punching victim in the face, appellant acted knowing that serious physical harm was likely to result, even though victim was fighting back and both fighters were women. Under these circumstances, the court did not err by not instructing the jury on certain lesser assault offenses and trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance of counsel by not requesting them.