STATE v. TRIMBLE

No. 2005-2436.

122 Ohio St.3d 297 (2009)

2009-Ohio-2961

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor V. Vigluicci, Portage County Prosecuting Attorney, and Pamela J. Holder, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Nathan A. Ray and Lawrence J. Whitney, for appellant.


MOYER, C.J.

{¶ 1} On the evening of January 21, 2005, James E. Trimble, the defendant-appellant, shot and killed his girlfriend, Renee Bauer, and her seven-year-old son, Dakota Bauer, at their home in Brimfield Township, Ohio. Trimble then fled the scene on foot. Later that evening, he broke into a nearby residence and took the occupant, Sarah Positano, hostage. After a police SWAT team surrounded the residence, Trimble shot and killed Positano....

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