State v. Collins

Krupansky, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Germaine Collins appeals from his jury conviction for the murder of Vernell Arrington in violation of R.C. 2903.02.

Defendant was indicted by the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury August 6, 1992 for the aggravated murder of Arrington, purposely with prior calculation and design, in violation of R.C. 2903.01(A). The charges stemmed from an incident in which the victim, who suffered from the advanced stages of sickle cell anemia, was stabbed by defendant twelve times with a knife in the lobby of an apartment complex. Several witnesses observed the incident, which…