State v. Workman

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 167

Syllabus

Judgment affirmed. The evidence was not legally insufficient to support appellant's convictions for aggravated burglary, aggravated murder, and tampering with evidence, nor were they against the manifest weight of the evidence. Any privilege appellant enjoyed to remain on the property terminated when he shot the victim, extensive ballistic and forensic evidence linked appellant to the murder weapon, which he sold days after the murder, and appellant confessed to the crime in a letter written and given to prison officials. The trial court did not err when imposing the firearm specification because it was mandatory under R.C. 2929.14(C)(1)(a), and was not at the trial court's discretion under R.C. 2929.14(B)(1)(g) as appellant argues.