State v. Shaner

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 2867

Syllabus

Criminal law — Sufficiency/Manifest Weight — Juror Misconduct. Appellant's drug offense [R.C. 2925.03(A)(1) and 2925.11(A)] and endangering children [R.C. 2919.22(A)] convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence, because the prosecutor introduced testimony from a confidential informant and two detectives, video evidence of the sale, the bag of methamphetamine, and a laboratory report confirming the substance as methamphetamine. Furthermore, the testimony established that this drug sale occurred while appellant had an infant child with him during the transaction. The trial court did not abuse its discretion denying appellant a new trial on the basis of alleged juror misconduct, the court held a hearing on the matter and found no misconduct occurred.