State v. Kemp

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 1276

Syllabus

Ineffective assistance of counsel, self-defense, R.C. 2901.05(B)(1), manifest weight. Appellant's trial counsel was not deficient when he did not argue self-defense because there was no evidence in the record to support such a claim. Appellant's convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The testimony from the surviving victim was corroborated by physical evidence, witness testimony, and 911 calls.