State v. Jenkins

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 3697

Syllabus

Defendant-appellant, following a jury trial, was convicted of domestic violence. Evidence of Defendant-appellant's pre-arrest silence admitted during the State's case-in-chief violated his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, but this error, based upon the overwhelming evidence of guilt, was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Further, Defendant-appellant's conviction was supported by sufficient evidence, and it was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Judgment affirmed.