STATE v. BANKS

No. 97084.

2012 Ohio 2495

STATE OF OHIO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JUAN BANKS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

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

Released and Journalized: June 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan J. Moran , 55 Public Square, Suite 1616, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1901, Attorney for Appellant.

Juan Banks , Inmate No. 603-214, Toledo Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 80033, Toledo, Ohio 43608, Appellant.

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, BY: Scott Zarzycki , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

BEFORE: Rocco, J., Stewart, P.J., and Boyle, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

KENNETH A. ROCCO, J.

{¶1} Defendant-appellant Juan Banks appeals from his conviction after a jury found him guilty of murder with firearm specifications.

{¶2} Banks presents seven assignments of error. He claims the trial court allowed the prosecutor to introduce improper evidence, including hearsay testimony. Banks further claims the prosecutor engaged in misconduct during closing argument...

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