State v. Jones

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 2866

Syllabus

Ineffective assistance of counsel, Miranda warnings, custodial interrogation, manifest weight of the evidence, felonious assault, having weapons while under disability. Jones appealed convictions for felonious assault and having weapons while under disability, both of which were based on allegations that, after a verbal altercation and physical fight, he fired a gun at victim. Manifest weight of the evidence supported both convictions where neighbor took video of altercation that included sound consistent with a gunshot, victim identified defendant in blind photo lineup as shooter, camera footage showed a man matching victim's 9-1-1 call description of shooter riding a bike away from the scene, and police found a bike of similar description at defendant's workplace. Trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to file motion to suppress police officer body-camera footage that included potentially incriminating statements Jones made before receiving Miranda warnings. The motion to suppress would not have changed the outcome of the case. Jones repeated most of his statements voluntarily after receiving Miranda warnings; other statements were duplicative of other evidence that showed he was present at the scene. Affirmed.