State v. Rivera

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 2209

Syllabus

POSSESSION OF COCAINE – AGGRAVATED POSSESSION OF DRUGS— EVIDENCE — SUFFICIENCY — MANIFEST WEIGHT: Defendant's convictions for aggravated possession of drugs and possession of cocaine were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence where defendant's statement to police that he thought his passenger had \something\ in defendant's car indicated that he knew the contraband was in his car, which constitutes constructive possession of the contraband.