State v. Newcomb, Unpublished Decision (11-27-2001)

OPINION

Appellant, Jackie L. Newcomb, appeals a judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the Logan County Court of Common Pleas finding him guilty of murder, in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), felonious assault, in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1), and gross abuse of a corpse, in violation of R.C. 2927.01. For the reasons expressed in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The facts that are relevant to the issues raised on appeal are as follows. Jackie Newcomb and Vickie Grubbs were involved in a three-year relationship beginning in 1998. The relationship was…