Legal Opinion
State v. Hutton
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided November 5, 2003No. Nos. 2000-0816 and 2000-1540PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
{¶ 1} In 1986, a jury found that appellant, Percy “June” Hutton, murdered Derek “Ricky” Mitchell and attempted to kill Samuel Simmons Jr. on September 16, 1985. Hutton was convicted of aggravated murder with two death specifications. After a penalty hearing, the trial court sentenced Hutton to death.
{¶ 2} Hutton had once been a close friend of Mitchell and Simmons. However, Hutton became angry with the two men because he believed that they had stolen from him. On Friday, September 13, or Saturday, September 14, 1985, outside the house where Samuel Simmons Jr., then lived, Hutton confronted…
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