State v. Shaw

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5637

Syllabus

MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE; AGGRAVATED POSSESSION OF DRUGS; HOSTILE WITNESS; EVID.R. 611(C); EVID.R. 607; INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL; HEARSAY; EVID.R. 803(4); CONFRONTATION CLAUSE. The defendant-appellant's aggravated possession of drugs conviction is not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by declaring a witness to be a hostile witness. The defendant-appellant's trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to a witness's testimony since that testimony was permitted to impeach another witness's' testimony under Evid.R. 607. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting the declarant's out-of-court statement because it was properly admissible under Evid.R. 803(4). The defendant-appellant's confrontation rights were not violated.