State v. Reid, C-070620 (8-29-2008)

DECISION. {¶ 1} On September 26, 2004, defendant-appellant Bernard Reid fired a gun toward a crowd, injuring one person and killing another. Following a jury trial in May 2005, he was convicted of murder, two counts of felonious assault, and two counts of having a weapon while under a disability, with accompanying specifications. On appeal, we affirmed the findings of guilt, but remanded the case for resentencing.1 In a later appeal, we affirmed his sentences.2

{¶ 2} Nearly two years later, in March 2007, Reid filed a motion for leave to file a motion for a new trial based on newly discovered…