State v. Maxwell

*13Lanzinger, J.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal as of right by defendant-appellant, Charles Maxwell, who has been sentenced to death for the aggravated murder of Nichole McCorkle.

I. Trial Evidence

{¶ 2} Evidence introduced at trial showed that McCorkle and Maxwell had a long-term relationship that began in 1999, living together on different occasions over the next few years. They had one child, C.M., nearly four years old. Nichole also had two other children, D.C. and D.K. In August 2005, she purchased a single-family home at 1046 East 146th Street in Cleveland and lived there with her father and two of…