State v. Irvin

Citations

• 160 N.E.3d 388
• 2020 Ohio 4847

Syllabus

Appellant was convicted of murder and tampering with evidence. Because of the murder conviction, the trial court ordered appellant to enroll in the Violent Offender Database (VOD) upon his release from prison. Requiring appellant to enroll in the VOD did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Appellant was not entitled to the benefit of the burden-shifting changes to Ohio's self-defense statute made by H.B. 228 (R.C. 2901.05), because the murder occurred before its effective date. Appellant's conviction was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The trial court did not err by overruling appellant's motion to suppress evidence. Judgment affirmed. (Froelich, J., dissenting.)