State v. Mosby

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5210

Syllabus

Cross-examination; victim; bias; manifest weight of the evidence; sexually violent predator specifications; jury waiver; consecutive sentences; cumulative-error doctrine; present ability to pay fine; R.C. 2929.19(B)(5). - Trial court did not abuse its discretion in limiting defense counsel's cross-examination to comport with the evidence; prosecutor's, State's witnesses', and the judge's use of the word \victim\ to refer to the complaining witness was not plain error; defendant's convictions for rape and kidnapping were not against the manifest weight of the evidence; defendant's waiver of a jury trial on the sexually violent predator specifications was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently, and defense counsel's advice to waive a jury trial on the specifications was not ineffective assistance of counsel; trial court's findings regarding the necessity of consecutive sentences were supported by the record; the cumulative-error doctrine did not apply because there were not numerous trial court errors; trial court erred in imposing a fine without considering the defendant's present ability to pay the fine, as required by R.C. 2929.19(B)(5).