State v. Sanders

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 2431

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by overruling appellant's motion for acquittal on charges of pandering obscenity involving a minor, pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, and illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material. The jury could have reasonably inferred that appellant downloaded pornographic images and videos of minors and stored them on his cellphone, knowing their character. Appellant's convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence, and there was no prosecutorial misconduct. None of the offenses should have been merged as allied offenses of similar import each offense was based either on a different image or video or on differing conduct. The trial court did not err by imposing consecutive sentences. Judgment affirmed.