State v. Stout

This cause came on to be heard upon an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Ohio.

During the early morning hours of May 3, 1985, Kimberly Stacy was killed when repeatedly stabbed at the Malvern Street residence of defendant-appellant, Mary Sue Stout, in Middletown, Ohio. Later that day, appellant went to the Middletown Police Department where she told the desk officer that she had killed Stacy. After being advised of and waiving her Miranda rights, appellant gave a tape-recorded statement to police in which she admitted choking and stabbing Stacy and then dropping her body…