State v. Lochtefeld

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1240

Syllabus

Driving Under Suspension; Weight of the Evidence; Effective Assistance of Counsel; Relevance of Evidence. The trial court did not err is excluding evidence of a valid license from another state when the statute states it is illegal to drive in Ohio if nonresident operating privileges had been suspended. Verdict was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Defendant was not denied the effective assistance of counsel when the requested jury instruction was not a correct statement of law.