State v. Lucas

Citations

• 240 N.E.3d 843
• 2024 Ohio 842

Syllabus

Confrontation domestic violence endangering children trespass firearm nontestimonial excited utterance hearsay exception sufficiency manifest weight. Defendant's confrontation rights were not violated by the trial court's admission of the victim's nontestimonial statements. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting the victim's out-of-court statements pursuant to the excited utterance exception to the prohibition against hearsay. Defendant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence.