STATE v. MORRIS

No. 2010-1842.

132 Ohio St.3d 337 (2012)

2012-Ohio-2407

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellant, v. MORRIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean Holman , Medina County Prosecuting Attorney, and Matthew Kern , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

David C. Sheldon , for appellee.

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Matthew E. Meyer and Daniel T. Van , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, urging reversal for amicus curiae Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.

Paul A. Dobson , Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, and David E. Romaker Jr. , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.


CUPP, J.

{¶ 1} We are asked to determine the proper standard of review that an appellate court is to apply when reviewing an assignment of error claiming that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of other acts to prove the character of a person in order to show that the person acted in conformity therewith, in violation of Evid.R. 404(B). We conclude that appellate review of a trial court's decision regarding the admissibility of other crimes...

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