State v. Roland

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 4077

Syllabus

EVIDENCE – SUFFICIENCY – MANIFEST WEIGHT – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – COUNSEL – INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE – CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES: Defendant's conviction for domestic violence was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence where credible testimony established that defendant was a household member and intended to cause physical harm to the victim. Defense counsel was not ineffective for failing to move for an acquittal where defendant failed to establish that he was prejudiced because the evidence was sufficient to establish guilt. Defense counsel was not ineffective for initially failing to bring a body-camera recording to court where counsel retrieved the recording, and the recording was admitted into evidence. The trial court did not err in imposing consecutive sentences because the record clearly and convincingly supported the trial court's findings.