The co-defendant in the murders of Jeffrey and Margaret Schobert in their New Franklin home losing an appeal to Ohio's Ninth District Court. Jamall Vaughn was underage when he and Shawn Ford went to the home and killed the Schoberts, the parents of Ford's girlfriend. They had been visiting her after Ford put daughter Chelsea into the hospital with a beating.

The appeals court rejected arguments from Vaughn's lawyers that his case shouldn't have been moved to adult court. He later pleaded to murder and other charges and is serving a 25 year sentence. Ford is on Ohio's Death Row. 

READ the complete Ohio Ninth District Court opinion HERE