State v. Jenks
- Court
- Ohio Supreme Court
- Decided
- July 31, 1991
- Docket
- No. 90-910
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio
Cited 11,342 timesOverruled in part on other grounds (verified)Overruled in part on other grounds (verified) · State v. Owens
What later courts said
- overturning the rule that circumstantial evidence must be irreconcilable with any reasonable theory of innocence — State v. Donlow (2021)
- providing the standard for evaluating the manifest weight of the evidence — State v. Weideman (2024)
- recognizing this rule under Ohio law — Kaaz v. Harris (2022)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Alice Robie Resnick, J.
We are confronted with two issues for our determination. First, the state asks this court to repudiate the rule regarding circumstantial evidence as set forth in State v. Kulig, supra. As a corollary, the state urges that we adopt the standard followed by the federal courts when reviewing the legal sufficiency of the evidence in a criminal case. The second issue presented in this case is whether the trial court committed reversible error in admitting certain evidence. A related question is whether the comments of the prosecutor during opening statement were likewise reversible error. We will consider these issues and the parties’ arguments in that order.
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Cite this
State v. Jenks, 61 Ohio St. 3d 259 (1991)Read the full opinion
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