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Court affirms offender’s conviction because preindictment delay did not harm his defense

Court affirms offender’s conviction because preindictment delay did not harm his defense

The Supreme Court of Ohio on Oct. 14 upheld the involuntary manslaughter conviction of a Clermont County man who was prosecuted 16 years after the death of a woman, who ultimately died from injuries she suffered as an infant. The Supreme Court found Scott Wilson could not prove the State’s delay in indicting him harmed his abi ... (full story)