State v. Brown, 2014 Ohio 5043

Brown was convicted by a trial judge of two counts of gross sexual imposition in Franklin County (C.P.C. No. 12CR-3945).
The incident occurred July 29, 2012 in T.M.'s home, where she testified Brown touched her breasts and vaginal area and grabbed her arm.
T.M. testified Brown forcibly touched her and used force; a bruise on her arm was photographed as evidence.
Brown testified he did not touch her sexually and that she punched him when he tried to hug her; he suggested possible epilepsy-related factors.
The trial court sentenced Brown to 17 months on each count, concurrently, and classified him as a Tier I sexual offender.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the evidence is sufficient and not against the manifest weight	Brown argues insufficiency and weight undermine guilt	State contends evidence supports guilt beyond reasonable doubt	Convictions supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight

State v. Cassell, 2010-Ohio-1881 (10th Dist. 2010) (sufficiency standard; proof beyond a reasonable doubt)
State v. Thompkins, 78 Ohio St.3d 380 (Ohio 1997) (establishes sufficiency review framework)
State v. Jenks, 61 Ohio St.3d 259 (Ohio 1991) (standard for sufficiency after viewing evidence in prosecution's favor)
Rankin, 2011-Ohio-5131 (10th Dist. 2011) (credibility assessment and manifest weight review guidance)
Shedwick, 2012-Ohio-2270 (10th Dist. 2012) (trial court credibility findings afforded deference)