State v. Williams

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3006

Syllabus

The jury verdicts convicting appellant of rape were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The matters now claimed as arising from prosecutorial misconduct but that were not objected to at trial do not qualify as plain error. And while the trial court did err in not sustaining an objection to the prosecutor's statement of personal belief on witness credibility, that comment did not prejudicially affect appellant's substantial rights. There was no reversible evidentiary error appellant has not established ineffective assistance of trial counsel and the cumulative effect of errors did not deprive appellant of a fair trial. Assignments of error overruled and judgment affirmed.