Legal Opinion
State v. Wages
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 1993No. 62790PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Patton, Judge.
Defendant-appellant Carl Wages appeals from his conviction of one count of aggravated murder (R.C. 2903.01) with an aggravated felony specification. For the reasons below, we affirm.
The relevant facts are as follows. The victim, Catherine De La Cruz, was discovered by her daughter Mary and the appellant beaten to death in her home. The Cuyahoga County Coroner testified that the cause of death was multiple blows to the head, causing a fractured skull and severe brain injury. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.
By way of background, Mary and the appellant were romantically…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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