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Update: On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Does it matter that in Ohio if the jury had not recommended death, the trial court would have no authority to impose death?”
Justice French, to defense counsel
On January 23, 2018, the…
Update: On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Does it matter that in Ohio if the jury had not recommended death, the trial court would have no authority to impose death?”
Justice French, to defense counsel
On January 23, 2018, the…
On April 18, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Rahab, 2017-Ohio-1401. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice DeWine, the court found that the trial court judge did not impermissibly give Rahab a harsher sentence for exercising his right to a jury trial, and adopted an…
Update: On April 18, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Counsel, do you think it is ever appropriate to look at and comment on a defendant exercising their constitutional right to have the state of Ohio prove beyond a reasonable doubt their guilt…
Update: On April 18, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Counsel, do you think it is ever appropriate to look at and comment on a defendant exercising their constitutional right to have the state of Ohio prove beyond a reasonable doubt their guilt…
Update: On August 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On December 1, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Adrian L. Hand, Jr.
On November 12, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Blankenship, 2015-Ohio-4624. In a 5-2 opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, joined in full by Chief Justice O’Connor and Justice French, and in which Justice O’Donnell, joined by Justice Kennedy concurred in judgment only, the court held that…
