State v. Davis

In the early morning hours of June 13, 1982, Howard C. Davis, defendant-appellant herein, was involved in a fatal automobile accident on U.S. Route 68 in Clark County, Ohio. Davis was operating his vehicle southbound when it ran head-on into an automobile travelling north, resulting in the death of Jeffrey Fair, a passenger in the northbound vehicle. Davis was subsequently indicted on two counts. He was charged on Count One with aggravated vehicular homicide in violation of R.C. 2903.06, and on Count Two with involuntary manslaughter in violation of R.C. 2903.04(B).

A jury trial was commenced…