State v. Hollins

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 4290

Syllabus

Inconsistent verdicts mistrial venue manifest weight of the evidence sufficiency of the evidence crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege ineffective assistance of counsel aiding and abetting competency. Guilty verdicts on principal charges were not fatally inconsistent with acquittals on firearm specifications trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion for mistrial where co-defendant revealed other co-defendant's midtrial guilty plea verdicts were not against the manifest weight of the evidence verdicts were supported by sufficient evidence trial court did not err in ruling that co-defendant's attorney-client privilege was not overcome by crime-fraud exception defendant was not deprived effective assistance of counsel jury instructions on aiding and abetting were not erroneous no indicia of incompetence was shown during trial so counsel did not err in failing to obtain competency referral.