State v. Smith

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5613

Syllabus

On appeal of trial court judgment convicting defendant of aggravated robbery with firearm specification and improper handling of a firearm: 1) trial counsel was not ineffective to the prejudice of the defendant by not requesting an evaluation of the defendant for a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, where there was no evidence in the record that the defendant did not know or understand the wrongfulness of her actions when she committed them; 2) trial counsel was not ineffective to the prejudice of the defendant by not requesting a third evaluation of her competency to stand trial where she had already received competency restoration services and found to be competent, and where the trial court had specifically concluded she was competent based on her words and actions during the pendency of the case and the trial; and 3) evidence of defendant's culpability was sufficient to support her convictions, and her convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence presented at trial. Judgment affirmed.