State v. Williams

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 845

Syllabus

Kidnapping gross sexual imposition competency to testify speedy trial sufficiency court costs. Seven-year old was competent to testify where the record reflected that she appreciated her responsibility to tell the truth. Defendant's constitutional speedy trial rights were not violated where the claimed delay was not presumptively prejudicial. Appellant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence in the record. Trial court did not err in considering a prior felony rape conviction appellant committed as a juvenile as part of the sexually violent predator analysis under R.C. 2971.01(H)(2). The trial court's failure to impose court costs at the sentencing hearing was not reversible error pursuant to State v. Beasley, Slip Opinion No. 2018-Ohio-493.