State v. Halfhill

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 3242

Syllabus

CRIMINAL-R.C. 2919.25(A)-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE-MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE - The State was not required to have eyewitness testimony supporting the victim's version of events as the victim's testimony did not require corroboration and as a result the trial court did not err or abuse its discretion in permitting the victim to testify regarding her account of the events because the evidence presented by the State at trial, if believed, could support a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the conviction was supported by sufficient evidence because it was within the trial court's discretion, as the finder of fact, to make credibility determinations regarding the witnesses and afford weight accordingly, we cannot conclude based upon the record before us that the trial court lost its way or that the conviction was against the manifest weight of the evidence.