State v. Montgomery

Citations

• 169 Ohio St. 3d 84
• 202 N.E.3d 616
• 2022 Ohio 2211

Syllabus

Criminal law—Right to a fair trial—Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution—Structural error—Designating alleged victim of rape as the state's representative and seating her at prosecutor's table throughout trial undermines the fairness of the fact-finding process and erodes a defendant's presumption of innocence.