Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 22, 2014No. 2011-0538PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
{¶ 1} While on parole from a prior conviction of murder in the second degree, appellant Von Clark Davis shot Suzette Butler to death on December 12,1983. A three-judge panel found him guilty of aggravated murder with a prior-conviction specification and sentenced him to death.
{¶2} On December 12, 1983, Davis offered Mark “Poppa” Lovette $60 in exchange for a favor. He then drove Lovette to a pawn shop, where Lovette bought a Raven P.25 semi-automatic handgun using Davis’s money. Lovette gave the gun to Davis. Davis then gave Lovette more money and took him to a different store to buy…
2Cases cited83 opinions
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- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by43 opinions
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