State v. Price

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 3790

Syllabus

Admission of evidence Evid.R. 705 and 703 expert-witness testimony must be based on facts in evidence Evid.R. 702(C) expert-witness testimony must be based on reliable scientific, technical, or other specialized information manifest weight of the evidence. Because there was evidence presented at trial that stains from the defendant's car's floor mats contained blood, it was proper for expert witnesses to testify about blood on the floor mats. Expert-witness testimony regarding hypotheticals was based on reasonable degree of scientific certainty. Defendant's convictions for murder and associated offenses were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Defendant's convictions are affirmed.