State v. Condon

Doan, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Thomas Condon, was convicted of eight counts of gross abuse of a corpse pursuant to R.C. 2927.01(B). We affirmed his convictions, see State v. Condon, 152 Ohio App.3d 629, 2003-Ohio-2335, 789 N.E.2d 696, and the Ohio Supreme Court refused to accept the case for review. See State v. Condon, 99 Ohio St.3d 1546, 2003-0hio-4671, 795 N.E.2d 684.

{¶ 2} The convictions were the result of Condon’s using corpses in the Hamilton County Morgue as models for his photographic art without official permission or the consent of the deceased individuals’…