State v. Hirsch

Doan, Judge.

Following a jury trial, defendant-appellant, Jonathan Hirsch, was convicted of the aggravated murder of his mother-in-law, Caroline Jones, pursuant to R.C. 2903.01(A). He now appeals that conviction, asserting twelve assignments of error. While we find some errors in the proceedings below, we ultimately hold that given the quantum of evidence against Hirsch, any errors were harmless or do not amount to plain error. Consequently, we affirm his conviction.

On October 27, 1994, at approximately 7:00 a.m., Donald Blum left his apartment and found his neighbor, Caroline Jones, lying…