State v. Jones

[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 91 Ohio St.3d 335.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. JONES, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Jones,

2001-Ohio-57.] Criminal law—Aggravated murder—Death penalty upheld, when. (No. 98-1483—Submitted October 10, 2000—Decided April 18, 2001.) APPEAL from the Court of Common Pleas of Ashtabula County, No. 97-CR-221. __________________ FRANCIS E. SWEENEY, SR., J. {¶ 1} On November 17, 1997, a dispatcher for the Ashtabula City Police Department advised officers that appellant Odraye G. Jones, an individual with outstanding felony warrants, had…