STATE v. BUTTS

No. 11CA22.

2012 Ohio 571

STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THOMAS R. BUTTS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Hocking County.

RELEASED: February 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin E. Fickel , Logan, Ohio, for appellant.

Robert L. Lilley , Law Director, Logan, Ohio, for appellee.


DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

HARSHA, J.

{¶1} Thomas Butts appeals his conviction for domestic violence claiming that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation by admitting out-of-court statements made by the victim. Because there was no ongoing emergency and the victim's statements were made as part of an investigation into past criminal conduct, the hearsay statements were testimonial evidence. And because the...

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