State v. Harris

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 371

Syllabus

AGGRAATED ROBBERY – WEAPONS UNDER DISABILITY – EVIDENCE – COUNSEL – SENTENCING : Defendant's conviction for aggravated robbery was not against the weight or sufficiency of the evidence where the victim identified the defendant as the robber and strong circumstantial evidence tied the defendant to the robbery. Trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to employ a fingerprint expert, because the decision to employ an expert was a matter of trial strategy and the defendant cannot show prejudice. State v. Jones, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6729, precludes the appellate court from substituting its judgment for that of the trial court on the R.C. 2929.11 and 2929.12 factors under R.C. 2953.08(G)(2).