State v. McConnell

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 2838

Syllabus

The trial court did not err when it overruled appellant's motion to suppress. Because the police had probable cause to conduct a warrantless search of the passenger compartment of appellant's vehicle for contraband, the subsequent discovery of a handgun under the driver's seat did not violate appellant's Fourth Amendment rights. The multiple reasons provided by the State for its peremptory challenge of a minority juror were sufficiently race-neutral to overcome a Batson challenge. The record establishes that the trial court made all of the requisite findings pursuant to R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) before it imposed consecutive sentences upon the appellant. Appellant's conviction for aggravated robbery was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Appellant's Sixth Amendment right to confront his accusers was not violated when the State declined to call the store clerk to testify at trial. Judgment affirmed.