State v. Jacks
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Ann McManamon, Chief Justice.
John Jacks timely appeals his conviction for the murder (R.C. 2903.02) of Carl May. Jacks raises eleven assignments of error. 1 Because we find the prosecutor committed reversible error during his cross-examination of Jacks and his closing arguments, and the court improperly instructed the jury, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
It is undisputed that on the evening of October 12, 1987, Jacks, May, Phillip Knox and Sam Hodge gathered on a vacant lot on Cleveland’s east side. During the evening the men consumed beer and wine while warming themselves around a…
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