State v. Houston

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 5421

Syllabus

MURDER – PRIOR CALCULATION AND DESIGN – COMPLICITY – JURY INSTRUCTIONS – JURIES –AUTOS/CRIMINAL – SEARCH AND SEIZURE – CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/CRIMINAL – PHOTOGRAPHS - EVIDENCE: There was sufficient evidence of prior calculation and design where the evidence showed that defendant and the victim were in a fight at a nightclub, security broke up the fight and made everyone leave the club, defendant walked to his car, appeared to be searching for something, got into his car and circled the parking lot two or three times, drove by the victim with the driver's side facing the victim, and the victim was about two feet from the car when a muzzle flash appeared on the driver's side and bystanders heard four to five gunshots.