State v. Kramer-Kelly

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1031

Syllabus

Joinder severance Crim.R. 8(A) Crim.R. 14, abuse of discretion. Defendant was prejudiced by single indictment leading to only one trial involving two alleged rape victims for two reasons: the jury could have improperly accumulated evidence from first victim's case to evidence from second victim's case and the evidence from either case would be inadmissible in the other case under Evid.R. 404(B). Rape convictions reversed, sentence vacated, and case remanded.