State v. Huffman

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1618

Syllabus

Sufficient Evidence; Circumstantial Evidence; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Lay Witness. Circumstantial evidence can, by itself, be sufficient to support a conviction. To establish an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the appellant must demonstrate that (1) defense counsel's performance was deficient and that (2) this deficient performance prejudiced the Defense. To preserve an issue for appeal, a party must raise a contemporaneous objection over the issue. This allows the trial court to have an opportunity to make a ruling and address the issue brought to its attention through the objection.