State v. Justice

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 2574

Syllabus

TESTIMONY – ADMISSIBILITY – HEARSAY – EVIDENCE – SUFFICIENCY – MANIFEST WEIGHT – FICTITIOUS LICENSE PLATES: Defendant's conviction for displaying fictitious license plates was supported by sufficient evidence and not against the weight of the evidence where computer inquiries established that the license plate displayed on his vehicle belonged to another motor vehicle. The admission of the officer's testimony, based on his recollection of the results of computer inquiries, constituted plain error because the testimony was inadmissible hearsay, offered for the truth of the matter asserted, and the sole evidence supporting the conviction.