STATE v. AJUMU

No. 95285.

2011 Ohio 2520

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bakari Ajumu, Defendant-Appellant.

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

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: May 26, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan J. Moran , 55 Public Square, Suite 1616, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorney for Appellant.

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Pinkey S. Carr , Assistant County Prosecutor, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, 9th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Stewart, P.J., Sweeney, J., and Jones, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

MELODY J. STEWART, P.J.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Bakari Ajumu, appeals from his conviction for murder, a lesser-included offense of the original charge of aggravated murder. He complains that the court erred by refusing to allow him to offer certain evidence to show that he acted in self-defense, that the state improperly commented on his criminal record and post-arrest silence, and that his conviction is against...

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