State v. Murray

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1485

Syllabus

Appellant's conviction for murder was not against the manifest weight of the evidence because the State disproved beyond a reasonable doubt his claim of defense of another. The trial court did not err in convicting appellant of murder rather than voluntary manslaughter where he did not present any evidence that he acted in a sudden passion or sudden fit of rage. The trial court did not commit plain error when it allowed a witness to wear a mask while testifying. Pursuant to the Ohio Supreme Court's recent decision in State v. Beatty, 2024-Ohio-5684, the trial court erred in imposing a consecutive sentence on a discretionary prison term for a firearm specification. Judgment affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for resentencing.