State v. Sanders

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 2566

Syllabus

Witness intimidation R.C. 2921.04(B)(2) criminal act prosecutorial misconduct. State did not have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a person had been murdered in order for the death to be considered a criminal act for purposes of witness intimidation. The state need only prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant believed that a criminal act occurred and attempted to intimidate a witness to that criminal act.Statement that defendant's attempt to intimidate the witnesses did not stop those witnesses from coming to court and \telling you the truth\ was not a statement vouching for the credibility of the witnesses.