State v. Lee, 2010 Ohio 6450

Lee was convicted by a jury of felonious assault and domestic violence, based on Suttles' testimony and physical evidence of injuries.
Suttles, Lee's roommate and partner, testified Lee attacked her after a bar visit; Lee claimed Suttles was injured before returning home.
The court admitted hospital records detailing Suttles' injuries; Lee challenged them as unauthenticated.
Police observed Lee with a blood-stained gray sweatshirt, and Suttles suffered severe facial injuries with orbital fractures.
There was evidence of Lee's initial denial about the assault and inconsistencies regarding the sweatshirt and blood.
The trial court overruled Lee's challenge to the records, and the jury found Lee guilty on both counts; sentence was concurrent six-year felonious assault and six-month domestic violence terms.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Admissibility of unauthenticated medical records	Lee argues records were unauthenticated	Suttles' records authenticated under statute	No error; admission proper or harmless
Manifest weight of the evidence	Lack of hand injuries undermines guilt	Weight supports verdict given injuries to Suttles and other evidence	Convictions not against weight; supported by substantial evidence

State v. Slagle, 65 Ohio St.3d 597 (1992) (plain-error preservation and review standards)
State v. Barnes, 94 Ohio St.3d 21 (2002) (plain-error review for criminal trials)
State v. DeMarco, 31 Ohio St.3d 191 (1987) (hearsay and authentication principles)
State v. Eskridge, 38 Ohio St.3d 56 (1988) (standard for criminal sufficiency and weight)
Seasons Coal Co. v. Cleveland, 10 Ohio St.3d 77 (1984) (credibility and weighing of evidence by the trier of fact)
State v. Johnson, 58 Ohio St.3d 40 (1991) (sufficiency and weight review standards)
State v. Thompkins, 78 Ohio St.3d 380 (1997) (thirteenth juror and weight of the evidence standard)
State v. DeHass, 10 Ohio St.2d 230 (1967) (credibility and witness assessment role of the trier of fact)