STATE v. GIRTS

Nos. 69570 and 69572.

121 Ohio App.3d 539 (1997)

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

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Decided July 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Timothy G. Dobeck, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

John P. Parker, for appellant.


PATTON, Judge.

The grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging defendant Robert Girts with the aggravated murder of his wife, decedent Diane Girts. A jury found defendant guilty, but this court reversed the conviction on grounds that the trial court should have granted a mistrial when the state questioned defendant about an alleged jailhouse confession without having a good faith basis upon which to conduct...

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