State v. Banks

Defendant-appellant appeals a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County of guilty of murder with a firearm specification. Defendant was sentenced to a term of fifteen years to life, with an additional three years of actual incarceration for the firearm specification.

A jury trial adduced the following facts. Several police officers and a medic testified that they arrived at defendant’s home and found defendant’s wife lying on the floor, apparently shot; that defendant said he had accidentally shot his wife; and that he identified the gun involved.

Detectives testified that…