State v. Searfoss

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4619

Syllabus

Appellant's convictions for money laundering are not supported by sufficient evidence where the state failed to demonstrate that the relevant transactions where undertaken with an intent to conceal or in promotion of corrupt activity. The trial court abused its discretion in allowing evidence of alleged violations of civil law and the rules governing the practice of law to be used in a criminal case. The state's use of such provisions constituted prosecutorial misconduct.