State v. Jackson

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 1606

Syllabus

R.C. 2901.05/self-defense sufficiency manifest weight R.C. 2929.14/sentencing/consecutive. Appellant was found to be the aggressor who escalated the encounter with the victim and the one who also failed to meet his duty to retreat. The state met its burden to show that appellant did not act in self-defense. Appellant's sufficiency argument under a self-defense claim is misapplied. A review of sufficiency is reserved for substantive elements of a crime reviewed under a manifest-weight standard. The jury, as the trier of facts, had the opportunity to view video, resolve any conflict between differing testimony, and assess appellant's motivation to be untruthful about his conduct. Appellant's convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Pursuant to R.C. 2929.14(C)(4), the trial court established for the record its statutorily required findings and considered appellant's criminal history in determining that consecutive sentences were appropriate.