State v. Warnock

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 382

Syllabus

The constitutional guarantee of a fair trial does not necessarily mean a trial free of all error. Even if the trial court admitted some improper hearsay, not every error requires that a conviction be vacated, or a new trial granted. In this case, there was no impact on the verdict, any such error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, and the remaining evidence clearly established appellant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In addition, appellant failed to prove error, much less plain error, with regard to his claims of prosecutorial misconduct and improper jury instructions.