Legal Opinion
In Re Keaton
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 1969No. 9447PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeach, J.
Cleo Vernon Keaton was found guilty by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Pickaway County of first degree murder, involving two counts of the indict- merit. As to the second count, the jury did not recommend mercv, and Keaton was sentenced to death.
Thereafter the Court of Appeals for Pickaway County affirmed the judgment. State v. Keaton (1967), 9 Ohio App. 2d 139. Leave to appeal was then denied by the Supreme Court of Ohio, and the U. S. Supreme Court denied certiorari.
On November 4, 1968, the Warden of the Ohio Penitentiary addressed a letter to a Judge of the Common Pleas Court of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Solesbee v. BalkcomSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Nobles v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- State v. StatenOhio Supreme Court · 1969
- Bingham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1946
- Bulger v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1916
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Carchedi v. RhodesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1982
- State v. WareOhio Court of Appeals · 1988