State v. Sawyer

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5834

Syllabus

FELONIOUS ASSAULT — IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE —INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL — FELONY SENTENCING: Defendant's conviction for felonious assault was supported by sufficient evidence and not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence because the victim identified defendant as her assailant and inconsistencies in her testimony did not undermine the credibility of her identification. Defendant's ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims based on trial counsel's failure to investigate certain defenses and failure to present evidence require evidence outside of the record and could not be reviewed on direct appeal. Defendant's maximum sentence was not contrary to law because the record does not show that the trial court failed to consider the principles and purposes of felony sentencing.