SWEENEY, J.
I
The first issue before us concerns whether pursuant to R.C. 2901.02(B), aggravated murder is a capital offense requiring separate trials for jointly indicted defendants, where there has been no application for a joint trial as required by Crim. R. 14 and R.C. 2945.20.
The appellant, state of Ohio, contends that as a consequence of the United States Supreme Court decision in Furman v. Georgia (1972),
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