State v. Owens

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 2221

Syllabus

Manifest weight sufficiency of the evidence felony murder R.C. 2903.02(B) reckless homicide lesser included offenses joinder Crim.R. 8 Evid.R. 404(B) independent-felony/merger doctrine allied offenses. The convictions are affirmed: (1) the trial court did not err in refusing to sever the trials for separate and distinct conduct (2) the evidence of injuries occurring before the events underlying the convictions was not connected to either defendant so as to implicate Evid.R. 404(B) (3) reckless homicide is not a lesser-included offense of felony murder under R.C. 2903.02(B) (4) Ohio does not recognize the independent-felony/merger doctrine and (5) the convictions are not against the weight of the evidence and are based on sufficient evidence.