STATE v. O'CONNELL

Nos. C-180600 C-180601.

153 N.E.3d 771 (2020)

2020-Ohio-1369

STATE of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel W. O'CONNELL II, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, First District, Hamilton County.

Date of Judgment Entry on Appeal: April 8, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Deters , Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Mary Stier , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Raymond T. Faller , Hamilton County Public Defender, and Krista Gieske , Assistant Public Defender, for Defendant-Appellant.


OPINION

{¶1} Evid.R. 404(B) exists to guard against the "propensity" inference—in other words, wielding past bad acts to prove action in conformity therewith, which facilitates a conviction based on prior conduct rather than the evidence at hand. In this prosecution for rape and gross sexual...

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