State v. Meeks

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 4606

Syllabus

CRIMINAL - Trafficking in Cocaine R.C. 2925.03(A)(1)(C)(4)(a) Possession of Cocaine R.C. 2925.11(A)(C)(4)(a) manifest weight of the evidence sufficiency of the evidence cross-examination of a witness is a matter of right Evid.R. 404(A)(3) character evidence Evid.R. 608(B) jury instructions a trial court is responsible for providing all jury instructions that are relevant and necessary for the jury to weigh the evidence and determine the facts Evid.R. 901(A) statements from text messages are properly authenticated and are admissible as a party-opponent admission when the recipient of the messages identifies the messages as coming from the defendant.