State v. Green

Citations

• 249 N.E.3d 1277
• 2024 Ohio 3260

Syllabus

BRADY VIOLATION – MATERIALITY – PREJUDICE – ASSAULT – NEW TRIAL: Defendant stated a meritorious Brady claim because the State failed to disclose a recorded statement of the sole eyewitness in which the witness disclosed bias against defendant and a motive to fabricate the allegations. Defendant's conviction for assault was based on sufficient evidence where a witness testified defendant, an employee at a group home, slapped a client who was functionally impaired in the face, causing the client to hunch down as if in pain.