State v. Weaver

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 2329

Syllabus

Defendant-appellant, following the merger of a number of counts, was convicted and sentenced on one count of murder under R.C. 2903.02(B) and R.C. 2903.11(A)(1), one count of endangering children under R.C. 2919.22(A), and one count of obstructing official business under R.C. 2921.31(A). The trial court did not abuse its discretion by the admission of a cruiser camera video recording or by overruling Defendant-appellant's objection to a portion of a witness's testimony. Defendant-appellant's convictions are supported by sufficient evidence and they are not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The prosecutor did not engage in prosecutorial misconduct during the State's opening statement or closing argument, and the trial court did not improperly restrict Defendant-appellant's closing argument. The trial court did not commit plain error by allowing Defendant-appellant and his wife to be tried together. Finally, Defendant-appellant's attorney did not provide ineffective assistance of counsel. Judgment affirmed.