Verdict: GUILTY!

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Since we lost all posts from yesterday after the verdict was announced I'll start another thread on it and look up the news articles again!

Be patient it might take me a few minutes! :INhouseReading04:


A Breakdown of the Verdicts

THE VERDICTS

Count 1: Aggravated murder (Davis)

• Cutts purposely caused Jessie M. Davis' death during the commission of an aggravated burglary. Verdict: Not guilty.

Specification 1 Cutts committed the aggravated murder during a course of conduct that involved the purposeful killing of two or more persons, namely Davis and her unborn child. Verdict: Blank.

Specification 2 Cutts committed the aggravated murder during an aggravated burglary and was the actual killer. Verdict: Blank.

• As to the lesser included charge of murder, defined as purposely causing the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy. Verdict: Guilty.

Count 2: Aggravated murder (unborn child)

• Cutts purposely caused the unlawful termination of Davis' pregnancy during an aggravated burglary. Verdict: Guilty.

Specification 1 Cutts committed the aggravated murder during a course of conduct that involved the purposeful killing of two or more persons, namely Davis and her unborn child. Verdict: Guilty.

Specification 2 Cutts committed the aggravated murder during an aggravated burglary and was the actual killer. Verdict: Guilty.

Specification 3 Cutts purposely caused the death of Davis' viable, unborn child, who was under 13 years of age, and he was the actual killer. Verdict: Guilty.

• As to the lesser included charge of murder, defined as purposely causing the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy. Verdict: Blank.

Count 3: Aggravated murder (unborn child)

• Cutts purposely caused the death of Davis' viable, unborn child, who was under 13 years of age. Verdict: Guilty.

Specification 1 Cutts committed the aggravated murder during a course of conduct that involved the purposeful killing of two or more persons, namely Davis and her unborn child. Verdict: Guilty.

Specification 2 Cutts committed the aggravated murder during an aggravated burglary and was the actual killer. Verdict: Guilty.

Specification 3 Cutts purposely caused the death of Davis' viable, unborn child, who was under 13 years of age, and he was the actual killer. Verdict: Guilty.

• As to the lesser included charge of murder, defined as purposely causing the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy. Verdict: Blank.

Count 4: Aggravated burglary

• Cutts, with the purpose to commit murder, trespassed in Davis' home and inflicted physical harm on her and/or her unborn child. Where a defendant has lawfully entered a residence, a jury can assume revocation of that privilege upon the commission of a violent felony against the resident. Verdict: Guilty.

Counts 5 and 6: Gross abuse of a corpse

• Cutts recklessly treated the corpses of Davis and her unborn child in a way that would outrage reasonable community sensibilities. Verdict: Guilty.

Count 7: Child endangering

• Being a parent of Blake Davis, a child under 18, Cutts created a substantial risk to the boy's health or safety by violating a duty of care, protection or support. Verdict: Guilty.

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=399726&Category=9

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Cutts Will Get At Least 25 Years in Prison

CANTON Friday's verdicts mean Bobby L. Cutts Jr. will face either death or one of several life prison terms.

At a minimum, it will be at least 25 years before he is eligible for release.

The jury is due to return Feb. 25 to decide a recommendation on one of four penalty options.

They are:

1) Death

2) Life in prison with no chance of parole

3) Life in prison with a chance of parole after 30 years

4) Life in prison with a chance of parole in 25 years

Stark County Common Pleas Judge Charles E. Brown Jr. will take the jury's recommendation and sentence Cutts following the second phase of the trial.

If the jury chooses death, Brown must do an independent analysis to determine if the death penalty is legally appropriate. He could reject a death recommendation, though that's rare.

If the jury chooses one of the life options, the judge is bound by that recommendation.

There are other factors that can affect the prison term.

Brown also has the authority to merge the sentences (run them concurrently) for some of the charges or add them up (run them consecutively) to increase the number of years Cutts would be behind bars before he is eligible for release.

For example, Brown could tack on terms of 15 to life for the murder charge related to Jessie Davis, three to 10 years for the aggravated burglary at Davis' home and up to two years for the two counts of gross abuse of a corpse tied to the bodies of Davis and her unborn child.

Added together, it could add another 27 years to the minimum sentence, meaning Cutts would not be eligible for parole for 52 years.

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=399688&r=0&Category=9&subCategoryID=0

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Cutts Attorneys To Try to Save His Life

CANTON A former Canton police officer faces a new concern.

Bobby L. Cutts Jr. could lose his life if a jury doesn't spare him the death penalty. His attorneys will try to convince jurors their client does not deserve to die.

Cutts was convicted of murder and aggravated murder in the deaths of Jessie M. Davis and her unborn child, Chloe.

"We're going to try and save his life," said Myron Watson, one of three attorneys, representing Cutts. That fight began a short time after the verdict was released.

Attorney Fernando Mack tried to get the judge to declare a mistrial, arguing the jury's findings were inconsistent. He said jurors found his client guilty of aggravated murder on Chloe, but not Davis.

Stark County Common Pleas Court Judge Charles E. Brown Jr. denied Mack's motion.

Later outside the courthouse, Mack didn't express his disappointment so much in words, as actions. He stroked his chin, then said: "There it is."

"I just think we have to soak this in, make an evaluation and comply with that gag order," he told reporters.

On June 14, Cutts killed Davis in her bedroom. He took the body to Hampton Hills Metro Park in Summit County, where he left it in an open field. He led investigators back nine days later.

"She was nine months pregnant, ready to deliver and the boy (Blake) was left alone for over 24 hours," said local attorney Jeffrey Haupt, reacting to the verdict. "Those are some strong facts that bite at people's memory."

Cutts and Davis had a 2-year-old son, Blake. Chloe was likely his, too.

Both Haupt and Jeff Jakmides, another local attorney, were not surprised by Friday's guilty verdict.

Jakmides said he thought the jury returned a verdict "fairly quick," given the complex legal instructions they had. It took roughly 24 hours over four days for the panel to make its unanimous decisions.

Haupt said he also wasn't surprised the jury opted for murder for Davis' death instead of the more serious aggravated murder charge sought by prosecutors.

"It shows a very conscientious jury, that they evaluated each count separately," he said.

Cutts returns to court Feb. 25 for the sentencing phase. The same jury will determine a sentencing recommendation.

Watson said: "We just want to fight for Mr. Cutts because the case is not over and certainly there is a penalty phase. We're going to fight very hard for him."

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=399725&r=0&Category=9&subCategoryID=0

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Thank you sunstar..

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Thank you sunstar..

You're very welcome! I'm sorry your board had problems but I understand things happen!! :love0085: