State v. Poole

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 2270

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in instructing the jury on self-defense. The admission of a victim's 9-1-1 call did not violate the Confrontation Clause because the victim made the 9-1-1 call during an ongoing emergency for the primary purpose of seeking police and medical assistance. Defense counsel did not provide ineffective assistance of counsel when counsel failed to object to (1) the self-defense instruction and (2) a detective's impression of defendant based on defendant's interview with police. Defendant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Finally, in accordance with R.C. 2929.14(C)(1)(a), the trial court did not err in sentencing defendant to multiple consecutive prison terms for firearm specifications.