State v. Powell

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 4283

Syllabus

R.C. 2917.21 – TELECOMMUNICATIONS HARASSMENT: Defendant's conviction for telecommunications harassment under R.C. 2917.21(B)(1) was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where defendant's purpose to harass the father of her child was evinced by the acerbic and taunting tone of defendant's text and email communications to the father over a two-day period despite clear indications that the father wanted no contact with her and that the only communication that he would find acceptable would be letters the trial court was entitled to reject defendant's claim that her purpose in communicating with the father of her child had been to communicate about the child.