State v. Carter

[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 174 Ohio St.3d 619.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. CARTER, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Carter,

2024-Ohio-1247.] Criminal law—Sixth Amendment—Right to face-to-face confrontation—Harmless error—Trial court erred in allowing witness to testify by video at trial without making sufficient case-specific findings of necessity, in violation of defendant’s right to face-to-face confrontation under Confrontation Clause of Sixth Amendment to United States Constitution—In light of other evidence presented against defendant at trial,…