State v. Sinclair

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 3363

Syllabus

Aggravated murder, R.C. 2903.01, murder, R.C. 2903.02, aggravated robbery, R.C. 2911.01, felonious assault, R.C. 2903.11, kidnapping, R.C. 2905.01, Crim.R. 29, sufficiency of the evidence, manifest weight of the evidence, bifurcation of cases, lesser included offense instructions, consecutive sentencing, R.C. 2929.14, H.B. 86. The evidence is sufficient to support appellant's convictions and are sustained by the manifest weight of the evidence where appellant admitted to the armed robberies and shooting as confirmed by security camera videos and eyewitness testimony. The trial court did not err in failing to require separate trials for robberies at two establishments where the evidence was direct, uncomplicated, and could reasonably be separated as to each offense. Appellant was not entitled to lesser included offense instructions because the evidence did not support the instruction. The trial court correctly addressed each of the requisite elements of R.C. 2929.14 and accurately journalized the findings.