State v. Holmes

Defendant-appellant, Timothy James Holmes, was found guilty by a jury of aggravated robbery with a firearm specification, in violation of R.C. 2911.01, and aggravated murder with a death penalty specification, in violation of R.C. 2903.01(B). After a mitigation hearing, the jury recommended that appellant receive a life sentence, without possibility of parole for thirty full years, for the aggravated murder. The trial judge imposed the recommended sentence, with additional consecutive sentences for the aggravated robbery conviction and the firearm specification.

Upon appeal, appellant filed a…