direct evidence circumstantial evidence

• State v. Hines, (Ohio 2009)

IMPORTUNING; GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION; MERGER OF ALLIED OFFENSES FOR SENTENCING; SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE; MANIFEST WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE; DIRECT EVIDENCE; CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE; CREDIBILITY OF TESTIMONY; INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• State v. Rodgers, (Ohio 2008)

CRIMINAL – Felonious Assault; R.C. 2903.11(A)(2); Firearm Specification; R.C. 29841.145; Having Weapons While Under Disability; R.C. 2923.13(A)(2), (A)(3), and (B); shooting; manifest weight of the evidence; direct evidence; circumstantial evidence; prosecutorial misconduct; closing argument; jury instruction; improper comment; plain error; rebuttal; ineffective assistance of counsel; stipulations; tactical decision; right to waive jury trial belongs to the defendant; Crim.R. 16(B)(1)(g); voir dire; bias; sentencing hearing; notify; post-release control.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Work - Justly.

It was as if there was a national gasp of disbelief, followed by a roar of anger, when the "not guilty" verdict for Casey Anthony hit the airwaves. There shouldn't have been. That verdict is always possible in a trial when direct evidence of guilt is lacking and the prosecution must try to craft a case built around circumstantial evidence - no matter how strong it appears to be to those outside the jury box.

• Portland Press Herald
• July 08, 2011

• State v. Robinson, (Ohio 2005)

Passing bad checks – theft – purpose to defraud – knowledge – direct evidence – circumstantial evidence – maximum sentence – consecutive sentences – R.C. 2953.08 – R.C. 2913.11 – R.C. 2913.02.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• US v. Wadford, (4th Cir. 2009)

..., challenging the sufficiency of the evidence with respect to Counts One through Seven of the in... In addition, we consider circumstantial and direct evidence, and allow the government the ...

• Federal Circuits

• State v. Mayle, (Ohio 2005)

Manifest weight; punished for exercising right to a jury trial; theft; direct evidence; circumstantial evidence; unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; proof of vindictiveness. A charge on a lesser-include offense is required only where the evidence at trial would reasonably support an acquittal on the greater crime charged and a conviction on the lesser-included offense.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• State v. Lloyd, (Ohio 2003)

trafficking in marijuana – motion to dismiss – Crim.R. 29 – venue – beyond a reasonable doubt – direct evidence – circumstantial evidence – manifest weight – insufficient evidence – sufficiency – dispositive

• Ohio Supreme Court

• State v. Patton, (Ohio 2005)

Crim.R. 16; abuse of discretion; defendant's statements; manifest weight. A trial court should give the least restrictive sanction when faced with a Crim.R. 16 discovery violation. The State did not introduce direct evidence if circumstantial evidence supports the conviction.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Wittman v. Akron, (Ohio 2003)

Evid.R. 606(B), juror bias, evidence aliunde, circumstantial evidence, direct evidence, retaliation

• Ohio Supreme Court

• State v. Thomas, (Ohio 2003)

Jury waiver; jurisdiction; sufficiency of evidence; burglary; circumstantial evidence; direct evidence; manifest weight of evidence; post-release control.

• Ohio Supreme Court