State v. Dean

Donovan, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Jason B. Dean, through counsel, appeals from a judgment of the Clark County Court of Common Pleas, which sustained Dean’s pro se motion to terminate his postconviction proceedings. The postconviction proceedings stem from Dean’s conviction and death sentence in 2006 for the murder of Titus Arnold. Counsel for Dean filed a timely notice of appeal with this court on April 1, 2009.

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{¶ 2} On May 2, 2005, Dean was indicted for six counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated murder, four counts of having weapons while under disability,…