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STATE v. STEPHENS

No. 92430.

2009 Ohio 6305

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Franco Stephens, Defendant-Appellant.

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

RELEASED: December 3, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Doyle, Steve W. Canfil, 2000 Standard Building, 1370 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellant.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, John R. Kosko, James Hofelich, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: McMonagle, P.J., Blackmon, J., and Sweeney, J.

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

CHRISTINE T. McMONAGLE, P.J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Franco Stephens appeals the trial court's judgment, rendered after a jury verdict, finding him guilty of two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder and sentencing him to 30 years to life in prison. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment and vacate Stephens's conviction.1

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