State v. Purcell

Hildebeandt, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Steven Purcell appeals from the judgment of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, sitting with a jury, convicting him of murder and an accompanying gun specification. On appeal, he advances four assignments of error. We find no merit in these assignments of error and, therefore, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Appellant does not dispute that on March 20, 1993, he shot William Wieland four times in the head with a handgun. Nor does he dispute that Wieland died as a result of the gun shots to his head. However, appellant does argue that he…