State v. Warren

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1193

Syllabus

Sufficiency; manifest weight; sexually-violent-predator designation; R.C. 2971.01(H)(1); R.C. 2971.01(H)(2). Judgment affirmed. Defendant-appellant's rape convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. After viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the State, any rational trier of fact could have found that the essential elements for rape were proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, defendant-appellant is not entitled to a reversal on manifest-weight grounds merely because certain evidence or aspects of a witness' testimony were inconsistent. Nor is defendant-appellant entitled to reversal because the trier of fact chose to believe the State's version of events over his. Finally, we decline to find that the trial court erred in designating defendant-appellant a sexually violent predator based on the facts and circumstances of this case.