State v. Walker

Defendant is appealing the verdict and judgment finding defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter pursuant to R. C. 2903.03. On January 13, 1974, Lonnie Hicks, a four month old child, was admitted to Ohio Valley Hospital where he died on January 17, 1974. The autopsy report attributed death to a subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a blunt injury to the left side of the head. There was no fracture of the skull.

Lonnie Hicks was the son of Marion Hicks, with whom defendant was living. Defendant admitted that on January 12, 1974, he had been drinking and was lying on the couch when Marion Hicks went…