Legal Opinion
State v. Hunter
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 2011No. 2007-2021PublishedCited by 656 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGee Brown, J.
{¶ 1} This is an appeal of right by defendant-appellant, Lamont Hunter. A three-judge panel convicted Hunter for the aggravated murder and rape of three-year-old Trustin Blue under R.C. 2903.01(C) and 2907.02(A)(1)(b). The panel also convicted Hunter of child endangerment under R.C. 2919.22(B)(1). The panel sentenced Hunter to death based on two death-penalty specifications: R.C. 2929.04(A)(7) (aggravated murder while committing or attempting to commit rape) and 2929.04(A)(9) (aggravated murder of a child under the age of 13).
{¶ 2} For the following reasons, we affirm Hunter’s convictions and…
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