STATE v. HUTTON

Nos. 2000-0816 and 2000-1540.

100 Ohio St.3d 176 (2003)

2003-Ohio-5607

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. HUTTON, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Lisa Reitz Williamson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

James A. Draper, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Robert M. Ingersoll, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.


MOYER, C.J.

{¶ 1} In 1986, a jury found that appellant, Percy "June" Hutton, murdered Derek "Ricky" Mitchell and attempted to kill Samuel Simmons Jr. on September 16, 1985. Hutton was convicted of aggravated murder with two death specifications. After a penalty hearing, the trial court sentenced Hutton to death.

{¶ 2} Hutton had once been a close friend of Mitchell and Simmons. However, Hutton became angry with the two men because he...

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