Opening statements were given this morning by Prosecutor Joseph Burkard and Defense Attorney William Kluge beginning the trial of State of Ohio VS Heidi L. Grant.
By 12:30 p.m. the state had called nine witnesses and presented evidence which included a 911 call made early morning January 13 by Christopher Franklin alleging his wife, Heidi L. Grant, had woken him up by hitting him in the face/head with a table leg, baseball bat or something of the sort. A local sales clerk testified she had seen Franklin in the store moments after the alleged attack with a bloody and swollen face.
After a break for lunch, the state called Thomas M. Blomquist M.D., PHD, Deputy Coroner, Lucas County who testified the deceased had blunt force trauma to the head and face area and had been shot ten times.
After calling one more witness to testify on ballistic testing performed on the weapon the State rested.
Court will resume October 20, 2022, and the defense will call their first witness.
