State v. Helvey

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 98

Syllabus

Defendant appeals firearms offenses. During high-speed chase, witnesses observed individual shooting at another vehicle. Hat fell off shooter during DNA from the hat matched defendant. State submitted sufficient evidence to prove identity. Defendant's DNA was major DNA profile recovered from hat. Eyewitness testified that defendant appeared \very similar\ to shooter. Defendant not entitled to mistrial where juror revealed he had seen the defendant before at a Wal-Mart. All jurors agreed that comment would not affect ability to fairly decide case. Comment itself was benign.