Legal Opinion
State v. Ferguson
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 2006No. 2003-1904PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.
{¶ 1} Darrell W. Ferguson, defendant-appellant, was convicted of, and sentenced to death for, the aggravated murders of Thomas King, Arlie Fugate, and Mae Fugate. Ferguson raises 16 propositions of law. Finding none meritorious, we affirm his convictions. We have also independently weighed the aggravating circumstances against the mitigating factors and have compared Ferguson’s sentences of death to those imposed in similar cases, as R.C. 2929.05(A) requires. As a result, we affirm Ferguson’s death sentences.
Facts
{¶ 2} In July 1999, Ferguson was convicted of burglary and sentenced to two…
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