Ohio Court of Appeals· 6/1/2023

State v. Motley

Citations

216 N.E.3d 761
2023 Ohio 1811

Syllabus

Aggravated vehicular homicide aggravated vehicular assault R.C. 2903.06 R.C. 2903.08 weight of the evidence jury instruction causation other causes search warrant affidavit Evid.R. 103 Evid.R. 701 Evid.R. 702 Crim.R. 16(K) Evid.R. 616(C) App.R. 16(A)(7) gruesome photographs cumulative error. Affirmed. Defendant's convictions for aggravated vehicular homicide and assault, carrying concealed weapons, operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, having weapons while under disability, and attendant firearm specifications were not (1) against the weight of the evidence (2) based on a faulty causation jury instruction (3) based on the improper evidentiary rulings or (4) the product of cumulative error.

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“‘[a] defendant cannot be relieved of criminal liability merely because factors other than his acts contributed to the death’”

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Judges: S. Gallagher

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