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STATE v. JACKS

No. 55415.

63 Ohio App.3d 200 (1989)

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. JACKS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County.

Decided June 12, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Corrigan, Prosecuting Attorney, John Riotta and Bruce A. Zaccagnini, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.

Paul Mancino, Jr., for appellant.

ANN MCMANAMON, Chief Justice.

John Jacks timely appeals his conviction for the murder (R.C. 2903.02) of Carl May. Jacks raises eleven assignments of error.1 Because we find the prosecutor committed reversible error during his cross-examination of Jacks and his closing arguments, and the court improperly instructed the jury, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

It is undisputed that on the evening of October 12, 1987, Jacks, May...

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