State v. Umstead

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 10

Syllabus

Aggravated menacing, cross-examination recross-examination abuse of discretion blanket ban Evid.R. 611(B) reasonable limit. Appellant-defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated menacing. We found that the trial court abused its discretion in not allowing defendant's trial counsel to recross a state witness. We found that the trial court had imposed a blanket ban on recross-examination and that this was against Ohio's policy of allowing broad cross-examination.