State v. Dent
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In these consolidated appeals the Supreme Court reversed the judgments of the court of appeals, holding that the State presented sufficient evidence to support the convictions of Alvin Dent and William Walker (collectively, Defendants) for the felony offense of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity under Ohio Rev. Code 2923.32.
After a joint jury trial, Defendants were both found guilty of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, possessing cocaine, illegally manufacturing drugs, and trafficking in cocaine. The court of appeals reversed each of Defendants' convictions for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, holding that there was insufficient evidence to support those convictions. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that a reasonable juror could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendants participated in incidents of illegal activity that were not isolated and established a pattern of corrupt activity.
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