State v. Lawson

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 2466

Syllabus

VENUE – COMPLICITY – SUFFICIENCY – MANIFEST WEIGHT: The state adduced sufficient evidence of venue in Hamilton County where the victim of a burglary testified that he lived in Saylor Park, located in Hamilton County, and a neighbor who testified to witnessing portions of the crime from the front of his house stated that he lived in Saylor Park. Defendant's conviction for complicity to commit burglary was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where defendant's brother, but not defendant, was alleged to have committed the burglary, defendant drove the getaway car, the victim testified that he had spoken only with defendant immediately before he left town with his wife, and a neighbor witnessed defendant pull the car up to the side door of the victim's home where defendant's brother exited immediately after defendant spoke with someone on the phone.