STATE v. VAUGHT

No. 77-1352.

56 Ohio St. 2d 93 (1978)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. VAUGHT, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George C. Smith, prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Alan C. Travis, for appellee.

Mr. Donald Lynn Billman, for appellant.


Per Curiam.

The sole issue raised by the instant cause is whether the evidence presented at appellant's trial was sufficient to sustain his conviction.

It is established law in Ohio that one cannot be convicted of a crime in the absence of evidence as to each element of that crime "which, if believed, would convince the average mind of the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." Atkins v. State (1926), 115 Ohio St. 542, 546, cited...

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