Ohio Supreme Court to decide limits of Marsy’s Law in kidnapping, rape trial
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ohio Supreme Court heard the State v. Montgomery case with teleconferencing technology. (Ohio Channel)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Allowing a crime victim to sit at the prosecutor’s table and be introduced as a representative of the state during a kidnapping and rape trial prejudiced the jury against the defendant, his attorney argued before the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday.
“This is a case that depended entirely on the credibility of the alleged victim,” said Addison Spriggs, an attorney for Theodis Montgomery, who wants the court to vacate his conviction and order a new trial because she said his trial wasn’t fair.
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