STATE v. RICHARDS

No. 2011-CA-00074.

2012 Ohio 1115

STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEPHEN J. RICHARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fifth District, Licking County.

DATE OF JUDGMENT ENTRY: March 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH OSWALT , Licking County Prosecutor, BY: TRACEY VAN WINKLE , 20 South Second St., 4th Fl., Newark, OH 43055, For Plaintiff-Appellee.

WILLIAM T. CRAMER , 470 Olde Worthington Rd., Ste. 200, Westerville, OH 43082, For Defendant-Appellant.

W. Scott Gwin, P.J., John W. Wise, J., Julie A. Edwards, J.


OPINION

GWIN, P.J.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Stephen Richards was accused of murdering his father, Chris Richards, and hiding the body in a burn pit in the backyard of his father's home. As a result, appellant was charged with felony-murder (R.C. 2903.02(B)) based on a predicate felony offense of felonious assault (R.C. 2903.11) and gross abuse of a corpse (R.C. 2927.01(B)).

{¶ 2} Chris' second wife, Tanya Richards...

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