Legal Opinion
State v. Belton (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 2016No. 2012-0902PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, J.
{¶ 1} In 2008, defendant-appellant, Anthony Belton, robbed a gas-station convenience store and murdered Matthew Dugan, the attendant working in the store. Belton entered a no-contest plea to charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated murder with capital specifications, and a three-judge panel sentenced him to death.
{¶ 2} Belton’s appeal of right is now before us. For the reasons explained below, we reject each of Belton’s propositions of law and affirm his convictions and death sentence.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. Pretrial Background
{¶ 3} In August 2008, the state charged Belton…
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