State v. Stroud

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 569

Syllabus

CRIMINAL LAW - sufficient evidence of possessing criminal tools and assault where state introduced testimony of eyewitness, victim, and arresting officers manifest weight, competing version of events supports trial court's findings trial court did not abuse discretion by allowing rebuttal witnesses to testify who were in violation of separation order no evidence state improperly allowed witnesses to remain in courtroom, rebuttal testimony was generally repetitive, and matter was tried to bench counsel was not ineffective for cross-examination of witnesses or failing to object to witness' identification testimony, trial strategy, failure to make Crim.R. 29 motion was not ineffective because there was sufficient evidence cumulative error cannot be established by joining meritless claims together failed to establish any instances of harmless error, thus doctrine of cumulative error does not apply.