A judge has denied a new trial for a former Columbus police officer convicted in the shooting death of Andre Hill in 2020.
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh denied Adam Coy's request for a new trial late Monday.
McIntosh on Tuesday set Coy's sentencing date for July 28.
Coy's defense argued that prosecutors hid an expert from them and that Coy should get a new trial.
During an April hearing, defense lawyer Kaitlyn Stephens argued that prosecutors knew that expert thought Coy was justified in shooting Hill.
Prosecutors argued that the expert only gave a surface review, not an in-depth analysis.
In November, a Franklin County jury found Coy guilty on charges of murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault.
Coy shot and killed Hill, an unarmed Black man, inside an Oberlin Drive garage on the city's northwest side.
Coy's attorneys argued Coy mistakenly thought Hill was holding a gun in a hand that he couldn't see well. Hill was actually holding his keys.
In his order Monday, McIntosh wrote that prosecutors did not withhold evidence that would have been favorable to Coy, and that the prosecution did no violate Coy's due process.
McIntosh wrote that he agreed with the prosecution that it is speculative as to what the expert would had testified if he had reviewed all documents and evidence that had been given to the other experts to review.
Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge No. 9 released a statement that it believes Coy will appeal. WOSU left message Tuesday with Coy's lawyers for comment.