State v. Wiley

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2131

Syllabus

Jury instructions murder voluntary manslaughter harmless error conviction ineffective assistance of counsel pre-arrest silence castle doctrine joinder prejudice abuse of discretion jail-time credit felonious assault joinder other acts evidence allied offenses. - Trial court erred in not instructing the jury that it could not find the defendant guilty of both murder and voluntary manslaughter requiring retrial although the state improperly commented on the defendant's prearrest silence, the error was harmless and thus, defense counsel was not ineffective for not objecting to the prosecutor's comments.