State v. O'Connell

Citations

• 153 N.E.3d 771
• 2020 Ohio 1369

Syllabus

EVID.R. 404(B) – HARMLESS ERROR – OTHER ACTS: In a trial for rape and gross sexual imposition of minor victims, the court erred in violation of Evid.R. 404(B) by admitting evidence of 20-year-old sexual abuse allegation against defendant where the evidence was not admitted for any purpose allowable under the rule the admission of the evidence was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt where the issue of guilt turned on the credibility of the defendant and the victims.