State v. Sheppard

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4924

Syllabus

The trial court correctly determined that Appellant failed to establish a prima facie case pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky. Because the trial court called the state's witness as a court witness, it did not error in allowing the state to impeach its own witness. The trial court did not plainly error in refusing to give an accomplice jury instruction because the state's witness was not charged with complicity as a result of his involvement in this matter.