State v. Hill

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 132

Syllabus

Appellant's conviction was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The evidence was sufficient to permit a reasonable trier of fact to conclude that appellant caused the injuries sustained by the victim in this case therefore, the trial court did not err in overruling appellant's motion for acquittal made pursuant to Crim.R. 29. The jury was free to believe the testimony of the victim in this case, and appellant's conviction is not against the manifest weight of the evidence merely because the jury found his testimony more credible than that of appellant. Furthermore, the trial court did not err by abusing its discretion in allowing the state to present evidence of a prior conviction of felonious assault for the purposes of impeaching appellant's credibility, and even if there was error such error was harmless. Judgment affirmed.