State v. Davis

[Cite as State v. Davis, 139 Ohio St.3d 122,

2014-Ohio-1615.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. DAVIS, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Davis, 139 Ohio St.3d 122,

2014-Ohio-1615.] Criminal law—Aggravated murder—Death penalty affirmed. (No. 2011-0538—Submitted October 22, 2013—Decided April 22, 2014.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Butler County, No. CA2009-10-263,

2011-Ohio-787. —————————— PFEIFER, J. {¶ 1} While on parole from a prior conviction of murder in the second degree, appellant Von Clark Davis shot Suzette Butler to death on December 12, 1983. A three-judge panel found him guilty of…