State v. Lawrence

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 855

Syllabus

Defendant's judicial bias claims are waived where he failed to amend his postconviction relief petition to include them. Even if they are not waived, Defendant failed to set forth compelling evidence of the judge's bias. Defendant's rape convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the evidence showed he forced the minor victim to engage in sexual conduct the night of the incident. The trial court can consider defendant's lack of remorse regardless of his pending appeal and claim of innocence.