STATE v. JENKINS

No. 84-478.

15 Ohio St. 3d 164 (1984)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. JENKINS, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, Mr. George J. Sadd and Mr. Thomas Marotta, for appellee.

Mr. Hyman Friedman, county public defender, and Ms. Marillyn Fagan Damelio, for appellant.

Mr. Bruce Campbell and Ms. Gail White, urging reversal for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union.

Mr. Randall M. Dana, public defender, Mr. David C. Stebbins and Ms. Elizabeth Manton, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Public Defender Commission.


CELEBREZZE, C.J.

Today we review for the first time a conviction and death sentence subsequent to the reenactment of the death penalty in Ohio. See R.C. 2929.03 et seq. For the reasons to follow, we hold the death penalty statutes to be constitutional and, in this case, to have been applied in a constitutional manner. We further affirm appellant's conviction and hold that the death sentence in the case at bar is proper.

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