State v. Safo

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 4746

Syllabus

Assault of a peace officer obstructing official business creating a risk of physical harm sufficiency of the evidence manifest weight of the evidence ineffective assistance of counsel. Defendant's convictions for assault of a peace officer and obstructing official business are affirmed. Undisputed evidence from a police body camera showed that defendant interfered with the arrest of her brother and blocked traffic on a major road. Additionally, she punched the police officer in the face when he arrested her. Counsel was not ineffective, because filing a motion to suppress would have been futile given the evidence presented against defendant and failure to call a witness is a matter of trial strategy.