State v. Montgomery

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 4472

Syllabus

Manifest Weight of the Evidence Cross-Examination on Terms of Plea Agreement Irrelevant Evidence. Conviction was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Trial court did not err by limiting cross-examination into the amount of prison time avoided by accepting the plea deal since the amount avoided was speculative. Evidence that victim had the same last name as a person who had robbed defendant's home years before was irrelevant when no connection between the two was shown and was mere speculation. However, irrelevant evidence was harmless because the evidence, without including that testimony, supported the conviction.