State v. Hough

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 2198

Syllabus

The trial court's failure to hold a hearing on appellant's pre-trial request for competency examination was harmless error as the record lacked sufficient indicia of competency. Appellant's counsel was not ineffective by failing to contest the introduction of expert testimony regarding the amount of cocaine in his blood based on the process of reverse extrapolation as appellant did not establish that counsel's performance prejudiced appellant. Finally, the jury verdict finding appellant guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide aggravated vehicular assault vehicular assault and operating a vehicle under the influence of a drug of abuse was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Judgment affirmed.