State v. Sims

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 1296

Syllabus

Aggravated murder sufficiency of evidence manifest weight prosecutorial misconduct ineffective assistance of counsel other-weapons evidence. Appellant's convictions of aggravated murder and related offenses are affirmed because the state presented sufficient evidence to support his guilt and his convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The prosecutorial allusion at the opening argument to another shooting linked to appellant by ballistic evidence did not prejudice appellant's substantial rights because the state presented overwhelming, well-corroborated testimonial evidence to prove appellant's guilt. Appellant's claim that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to object to other-weapons evidence lacks merit because, even if assuming several witnesses' testimony constituted improper other-weapons evidence, appellant fails to demonstrate there is a reasonable probability that the result of the trial would have been different if counsel were to object to the evidence.