State v. Jenkins

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 693

Syllabus

The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted State's Exhibit 11, an autopsy photograph of the victim, because it helped the jury to understand the coroner's testimony regarding the fatal stabbing, and the photograph was relevant and probative of the manner of death. The trial court did not err when it permitted the State to exercise its peremptory challenge with respect to Juror Number 1 based on the juror's occupation as an engineer and lack of coverage for teaching his college class. The State's explanation was sufficiently race-neutral to excuse the juror pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). Appellant's conviction for murder was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Judgment affirmed.