State v. Wilson

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1046

Syllabus

Amplification voir dire plain error harmless error Crim.R. 52 hearsay and manifest weight of the evidence. The trial court's amplification of the reasonable doubt standard during voir dire did not amount to plain error where the court later charged the jury with the statutory definition of the standard. The trial court's introduction of improper opinion testimony to identify the defendant amounted to harmless error. The rules of hearsay did not apply to a witness's testimony about a citation book maintained by his employer because the book was not introduced for the truth of the matter. A review of the record demonstrated that the trier of fact did not lose its way and create a manifest miscarriage of justice when it convicted defendant.