State v. Ruggles

Citations

• 154 N.E.3d 151
• 2020 Ohio 2886

Syllabus

Appellant appeals his convictions for rape, gross sexual imposition, and sexual battery he committed against his minor daughters. The trial court did not commit plain error instructing the venire during jury selection because the trial court's instructions were not incorrect statements of law. The prosecutor's statements at jury selection did not amount to reversible prosecutorial misconduct. Trial counsel's decision not to object to evidence was not ineffective because the evidence was admissible. Moreover, there was no cumulative error. Appellant was not deprived of his right to testify because there was nothing in the record to indicate that appellant wanted to testify or disagreed with his counsel's advice not to testify. Appellant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The trial court did not violate appellant's due process rights by denying appellant's discovery motion to disclose a Clark County court record because the requested r