State v. Jackson-Williams

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 1118

Syllabus

Sufficient evidence manifest weight of the evidence other acts evidence Evid.R. 404(B) probative value unfair prejudice consecutive sentence domestic violence child endangering menacing by stalking trespass. Defendant's domestic violence and menacing by stalking convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the victim testified that the defendant assaulted her, refused to leave her alone, called her daily for months, and showed up at her workplace and home unannounced. Defendant's child endangering convictions were not supported by sufficient evidence where there was no evidence that defendant's aggressive conduct toward his wife ever posed a threat to the health and safety of the children who witnessed the domestic violence. Evidence of defendant's prior attempts to contact the victim were admissible to prove the pattern of conduct required for menacing by stalking and to explain the basis for the victim's fear. Consecutive sentences were supported by the record and were not contrary to law.