State v. Scott

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 9316

Syllabus

Defendant-appellant was convicted of two counts of tampering with evidence with the trial court imposing a 24 month sentence on each count to be served consecutively. Defendant-appellant's convictions are not against the manifest weight of the evidence, and, given this determination, they are supported by sufficient evidence. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by allowing testimony regarding the murder connected to the tampering with evidence counts. Further, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by allowing admission of a photograph depicting a vehicle windshield found at the murder scene with this windshield being connected to a vehicle central to one of the tampering counts. Finally, it cannot be concluded by clear and convincing evidence that the trial court's sentence is either contrary to law or that the record does not support the trial court's findings. Judgment affirmed.