State v. Williams

{¶ 1} After a bench trial in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, defendant-appellant, Lorenzo D. Williams, was convicted on two counts of robbery under R.C. 2911.02. Williams now appeals asserting errors in the admission of evidence and the trial court's failure to separate witnesses, as well as the legal insufficiency and manifest weight of the evidence used to convict him. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. FACTS & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

{¶ 2} On January 7, 2016, Williams was indicted on one second-degree felony count of robbery and one third-degree felony count of robbery under…