State v. Wacasey

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1257

Syllabus

Sufficiency; manifest weight; assault; R.C. 2903.13; attempt; physical harm. Affirmed. For the purposes of R.C. 2903.13(A) committed against a law enforcement officer, the State need not prove that the defendant actually harmed the officer or that the defendant purposefully or intentionally kicked the officer in an attempt to cause harm. Further, based on the evidence that the defendant intentionally bit an officer during a lawful arrest, the State has proven the crime of assault beyond a reasonable doubt.