State v. S.D.K.

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 63

Syllabus

Violation of protection order R.C. 2919.27(A)(1) furthermore clause R.C. 2919.27(B)(3) manifest weight of the evidence prior conviction as essential element of the crime. The defendant's conviction for violating a protection order is not against the manifest weight of the evidence despite conflicting witness testimony. The trial court did not err in admitting evidence that the defendant had a prior conviction for violating a protection order. Such evidence was necessary to prove the element of the \furthermore clause\ that the defendant had a prior conviction for violating a protection order.