State v. Smith

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 371

Syllabus

Evidence-trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence when it was relevant and when probative value did not substantially outweigh any prejudice sufficiency and manifest weight of the evidence-defendant's convictions not against the manifest weight of the evidence and sufficient evidence supported convictions evidence showed that defendant rented vehicle in which heroin was discovered and had been in dominion and control of vehicle for about one week reviewing court will not consider defendant's argument that his possessing criminal tools conviction was inconsistent with trafficking in drugs conviction when defendant failed to cite any authority in support ineffective assistance of counsel-trial counsel not ineffective for failing to file various motions that did not have a reasonable probability of success trial counsel not ineffective for failing to object to state's motion to amend indictment when objecting would have been a futile effort defendant did not establish that eight-year prison sentence clearly and convincingly contrary to law-record did not support claim that trial court acted vindictively due to defendant' s decision to reject state's plea offer and to instead proceed to trial