State v. Panzeca

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 4448

Syllabus

OVI – APPELLATE REVIEW/CRIMINAL – WITNESS: Where defendant did not raise the issue of the witness police officer's competency to testify under R.C. 4549.16 at trial, he waived that issue for purposes of appeal. Defendant's convictions for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and operating a vehicle without reasonable control were based upon sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence where there was evidence in the form of the arresting officer's testimony and body camera video that defendant had crashed his car into an off-road sewer culvert, and, while being questioned by officers, was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and dilated, glassy eyes, and had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person.