State v. Coleman

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

Appellant has raised ten propositions of law for our consideration, which we have fully reviewed according to R.C. 2929.05(A). Pursuant to State v. Poindexter (1988), 36 Ohio St.3d 1, 520 N.E.2d 568, and subsequent cases, we summarily reject without discussion appellant’s Propositions of Law Nos. VII, VIII, IX, and X because they involve settled issues. (See Appendix.) We have independently assessed the evidence relating to the death sentence, weighed the aggravating circumstance against any mitigating factors, and reviewed the proportionality of the sentence. As a…