State v. Smith

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 7540

Syllabus

Defendant's conviction for trespass in a habitation supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence where defendant entered home through an open garage and thereafter forced her way into closed portions of the home and had to be forcibly removed. Prosecutor's description of the state's burden of proof was improper but defendant could not demonstrate plain error. Defense counsel was not ineffective for failing to call defendant to the stand.