Legal Opinion

State v. Poindexter

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided March 23, 1988No. 87-243PublishedCited by 275 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.

This appeal presents this court with numerous issues concerning appellant’s convictions and the penalty of death which was subsequently imposed. For the reasons discussed infra, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals in all respects and uphold appellant’s death sentence.

Initially, it should be noted that although R.C. Chapter 2929 requires this court to review capital cases in a certain manner, that chapter does not mandate that this court address and discuss, in opinion form, each and every proposition of law raised by the parties. While we recognize that certain issues of law must…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. State v. LongOhio Supreme Court · 1978
  5. State v. MaurerOhio Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by275 opinions

  1. State v. BradleyOhio Supreme Court · 1989
  2. State v. SmithOhio Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. MadrigalOhio Supreme Court · 2000
  4. State v. LaMarOhio Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State v. MurphyOhio Supreme Court · 2001

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