State v. Wilson

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4056

Syllabus

Rape sexual battery gross sexual imposition kidnapping voir dire due process abuse of discretion impeachment prior inconsistent statement prearrest silence ineffective assistance of counsel cumulative error. The court did not abuse its discretion by controlling the manner in which voir dire was conducted, properly sustaining objections to confusing and compound questions, declining to exclude testimony responding to an allegedly leading question, and declining to exclude testimony referencing defendant's immigration and taxpayer status. Trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to exercise a peremptory challenge during voir dire, attempting to impeach a witness with a prior inconsistent statement, or failing to object to an allegedly leading question. Defendant was not denied due process.