State v. Hsu

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 2584

Syllabus

Sufficiency of the evidence promoting prostitution R.C. 2907.22(A) possession of criminal tools circumstantial evidence establishing, maintaining, supervising, or operating a brothel supervising, managing, or controlling the activities of a prostitute manifest weight of the evidence merger allied offenses of similar import R.C. 2941.25 offenses committed separately different animus. Appellant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence. In addition, the trial court did not err in declining to merge the two separate offenses of promoting prostitution for purposes of sentencing because the offenses were not allied offenses of similar import.