COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Wednesday to determine whether a Youngstown man’s murder conviction should remain overturned or if his original sentence should be reinstated.

Lavontae Knight was convicted in 2022 for the 2018 shooting death of Trevice Harris. However, the Seventh District Court of Appeals reversed that conviction in June 2024, ruling that multiple errors during the legal process prevented Knight from receiving a fair trial. The state is now appealing that decision, asking the Supreme Court to validate the original guilty verdict.

The case stems from an incident on Dec. 30, 2018. According to court records, Harris and Quanisha Bosworth went to a home in Youngstown to deliver money to Knight’s family following the death of Kn

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