State v. Hughes

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 2764

Syllabus

Involuntary manslaughter aggravated robbery sufficiency and manifest weight of evidence invited error jury instruction on flight consecutive sentencing. The convictions for involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery were based on sufficient evidence and are not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the codefendant's testimony was corroborated by other witnesses and evidence. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by instructing the jury on flight of a defendant where the evidence showed the defendant left the scene and engaged in subterfuge to find haven. A party cannot claim error in the introduction of hearsay testimony he solicited. The record supported the imposition of consecutive sentences where defendant's criminal history and actions in planning a robbery with others resulted in the victim's death.