State v. Quinones-Torres

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 844

Syllabus

Ineffective assistance of counsel sufficiency of the evidence manifest weight of the evidence. Appellant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is overruled where he failed to cite to caselaw or statutes in support of his argument that trial counsel erred when he failed to \bifurcate\ the having weapons while under disability charges. Appellant's conviction for abduction was supported by sufficient evidence where after appellant shot the victim, he and his mother prevented her from leaving the residence and calling a family member, appellant held a gun all or a majority of the time, and he did not take the victim to the hospital for 20-30 minutes while she bled profusely. Appellant's convictions were supported by the manifest weight of the evidence. Victim's inconsistencies on minor matters did not make her testimony regarding the shooting less credible. The possibility that the victim was using drugs was speculative because none of the items found at the defendant's home were ever tested for drugs and the victim denied they were hers. Other evidence challenging the investigation and the lack of certain evidence did not detract from the victim's testimony and her injuries.