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State v. Meek

Citations

  • 2017 Ohio 9258

Syllabus

Trial court did not err by denying appellant's motion for a new trial based on recanted testimony where recantation was not credible. Convictions for aggravated robbery, felonious assault, and improper discharge of a firearm were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence.

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  • concluding in a case where the recanting witness provided the only testimony that linked the defendant to one of the charges that the outcome of the trial would not have been different because the recantation was found not to be credible

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Judges: Dorrian

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