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STATE v. BECKWITH

No. 97318.

2012 Ohio 3076

STATE OF OHIO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. BRANDON BECKWITH, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

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

Released and Journalized: July 5, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Valentine, Esq. , 323 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 450, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorney for Appellant.

William D. Mason, Esq. , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: John R. Kosko, Esq. , Norman Schroth, Esq. , Assistant County Prosecutors, Eighth Floor, Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

BEFORE: Sweeney, J., Celebrezze, P.J., and Keough, J.

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

JAMES J. SWEENEY, J.

{¶1} Defendant-appellant Brandon Beckwith ("defendant") is appealing his convictions for aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, and kidnapping with gun specifications related to the murder of 19-year-old Eric Copley on the evening of March 14, 2008. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

{¶2} On March 14, 2008, the body of Eric Copley was...

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