State v. Leigh

Citations

• 206 N.E.3d 37
• 2023 Ohio 91

Syllabus

Appellant was convicted of murder, involuntary manslaughter, improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation, and having weapons while under disability. Appellant's convictions were based on sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The trial court did not err in admitting Facebook Messenger messages the messages were properly authenticated, did not contain inadmissible hearsay, and were not contrary to Evid.R. 404(B). The playing of an audio-recording of an absent witness's prior probable cause hearing testimony did not violate appellant's rights under the Confrontation Clause or Evid.R. 804. No ineffective assistance of counsel or cumulative error demonstrated. Judgment affirmed.