State v. Juniel, 2013 Ohio 5459

On June 25, 2012, Tonisha Woodard returned to her apartment after asking Kenneth Juniel to leave; Juniel had previously lived with her but was not permitted to be there.
Juniel allegedly assaulted Woodard at her vehicle—choking her, ripping her clothing, and threatening to kill her—allowing her to flee to a neighbor’s apartment with her children.
Juniel retreated into Woodard’s apartment, refused police orders to exit, and barricaded himself; police suspected he was armed and called a SWAT response.
Negotiators’ efforts failed; after approximately three hours officers deployed tear gas rounds into the apartment, damaged property, and Juniel surrendered and was arrested.
Juniel was indicted for attempted felonious assault and inducing panic; following a bench trial he was convicted of misdemeanor assault (lesser-included) and felony inducing panic (R.C. 2917.31(A)(3)) and sentenced to concurrent jail/prison terms.
The State presented evidence of economic harm from the SWAT response and property damage totaling $6,210.59, placing the inducing-panic offense in the fifth-degree-felony range under R.C. 2917.31(C)(4)(a).

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether evidence was sufficient to support conviction for inducing panic under R.C. 2917.31(A)(3)	The State: Juniel’s assault, threats, barricade, and refusal to surrender caused evacuation and serious public inconvenience; economic harm exceeded $1,000.	Juniel: Conviction not supported by sufficient evidence to prove inducing panic beyond a reasonable doubt.	The court held evidence was sufficient: a rational trier of fact could find Juniel committed inducing panic and that economic harm fell within the felony range.

State v. Thompkins, 78 Ohio St.3d 380 (1997) (sufficiency-of-the-evidence standard and distinction from manifest-weight review)
State v. Dennis, 79 Ohio St.3d 421 (1997) (standard for reviewing sufficiency of the evidence)