State v. White

Defendant appeals from his felonious assault conviction arguing that the trial court erroneously excluded all references to the victim’s juvenile court record. Finding no merit in defendant’s contention, we affirm.

After the jury was impaneled and opening statements were completed, the prosecutor made the following motion before calling his first witness:

“Ms. Dennison: Thank you, your Honor. In addition we would like to make a motion in limine, your Honor. This request is based upon the fact that the victim in this case is serving time at the Ohio Youth Commission. He is a juvenile 17 years of…