State v. Lauderdale

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 481

Syllabus

Appellant's conviction for gross sexual imposition was supported by sufficient evidence. The trial court did not commit plain error by failing to give a curative jury instruction after appellant's mother engaged in disruptive behavior in the gallery and after the victim had an emotional outburst while testifying. Appellant's trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to move for a mistrial or, alternatively, a curative jury instruction after the jury observed the disruptive behavior of appellants' mother and the victim's emotional outburst. The State did not engage in prosecutorial misconduct by referring to the victim's emotional outburst during its closing argument. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by overruling appellant's post-verdict motion for new trial without holding a hearing or reviewing the medical records that were at issue in the motion. Judgment affirmed.