State v. Gray

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 1402

Syllabus

Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery with a firearm specification and misuse of credit cards after holding a homeless man who had just visited an ATM at gunpoint and demanding cash. The trial court did not err in refusing to order separate trials for appellant and his co-defendant both men were identically charged for a crime spree comprised of the same series of events. Appellant's convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Overwhelming credible evidence supported appellant's conviction. A mistrial was not warranted based on testimony elicited at trial from a woman who participated in the crime spree but was granted immunity. The defense did not object to the witness's statement that appellant was trying to sell drugs the day of the spree. The trial court quickly cured another statement the witness made about appellant saying he did not want to go back to prison. Furthermore, the prosecutor did not ask a question designed to induce this response. Judgment affirmed.