State v. Howell

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 821

Syllabus

Appellant was convicted of rape following a jury trial. The trial court did not err by overruling appellant's motion to suppress statements he made to the lead detective. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that appellant's direct testimony \opened the door\ and allowed the State to impeach appellant's credibility based upon previous allegations of sexual misconduct. Further, the trial court's limiting instruction, to which appellant did not object, was appropriate to the situation. Appellant's conviction was not against the manifest weight of the evidence and was supported by sufficient evidence. Appellant was not denied a fair trial based upon the lead detective's testimony, to which there was no objection, that he attempted to locate appellant's address through a law enforcement website. Finally, trial counsel did not provide ineffective assistance of counsel. Judgment affirmed. (Donovan, J., dissenting.)