Legal Opinion
State v. McKelton (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided September 13, 2016No. 2010-2198PublishedCited by 356 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLanzinger, J.
{¶ 1} Calvin McKelton appeals his convictions of the February 2009 aggravated murder of Germaine (“Mick”) Evans and the July 2008 murder of Margaret (“Missy”) Allen. For the reasons that follow, we reject each proposition of law and affirm the convictions and death sentence.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. Pretrial Background
{¶ 2} In February 2010, the state charged McKelton with the murder of Allen, R.C. 2903.02(B), and the aggravated murder of Evans, R.C. 2903.01(A). The aggravated-murder charge carried a firearm specification, R.C. 2941.145, and two *262death specifications, R.C.…
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