State v. Thompson

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2438

Syllabus

Where issue pertinent to motion for new trial involves state's suppression of evidence favorable to defendant, appeals court applies due process analysis rather than abuse-of-discretion test because issue on review concerns right to fair trial. Trial court erred when it denied motion for new trial. Suppression of recorded interviews of two witnesses and failure to disclose information about alternative suspects placed whole case in such different light as to undermine confidence in verdict.