Ohio Supreme Court· 8/24/1983

State v. Williams

Citations

6 Ohio St. 3d 281
452 N.E.2d 1323
6 Ohio B. 345
1983 Ohio LEXIS 823

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a reviewing court may overlook an error where the remaining admissible evidence, standing alone, constitutes “overwhelming” proof of a defendant’s guilt
“[T]he trial court’s failure to ensure [Williams’s] presence at the voir dire proceeding was a transparent violation of both his constitutional and statutory rights.”
“In Ohio, the expanded scope of the Due Process Clause, at least in criminal proceedings, had been embodied in Crim.R. 43(A) * * *.”
that the privilege waived had constitutional implications is of no significance as such rights too, if not properly exercised, may lapse
“In order to be deemed nonprejudicial, error of constitutional stature, either state or federal, must be ‘harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.’”
improper admission of the confession which should have been suppressed due to violation of right to counsel, was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt as the remaining evidence was overwhelming

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Judges: Brown, Celebrezze, Holmes, Locher, Neill, Seventh, Sweeney

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