State v. McCollum

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 69

Syllabus

Motion for mistrial jury instructions peremptory challenge sufficiency of the evidence aggravated murder prior calculation and design aggravated robbery robbery identity manifest weight of the evidence constitutionality of the Reagan Tokes Act. Defendant's convictions for aggravated murder and associated offenses are affirmed. Eyewitnesses saw defendant shoot the victim and beat him in the face and head with a claw hammer. The defendant was arrested after coming out of the house with the shotgun and claw hammer. Defendant's emotional outburst during opening arguments cannot be the basis for a mistrial.