State v. Spencer

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5809

Syllabus

Sufficiency of evidence; drug trafficking; manifest weight of evidence; constructive possession; ineffective assistance of counsel. - Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for drug trafficking because there was sufficient evidence that he had constructive possession of the drugs and items related to drug trafficking found in properties he owned; defendant's conviction for drug trafficking was not against the manifest weight of the evidence; defense counsel was not ineffective for not objecting to testimony that had a proper foundation and the State's use of the defendant's nickname at trial.