State v. Walker

I

Appellant, in his first proposition of law, essentially asserts that the evidence presented at trial did not attain the requisite degree of proof needed to support his conviction. Our consideration of this proposition is limited to an examination of the record at the trial to determine whether the evidence presented, “which, if believed, would convince the average mind of the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Atkins v. State (1926), 115 Ohio St. 542, 546. This review is thus confined to a determination of whether there was substantial evidence. State v. Sheppard (1956), 165 Ohio…