Legal Opinion
State v. Sands, 2007-L-003 (12-31-2008)
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 2008No. 2007-L-003PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
{¶ 1} Appellant, Joseph A. Sands, appeals from the Lake County Court of Common Pleas judgment of his conviction and sentence for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and attempting to commit murder and aggravated arson with public officials as his targets.
{¶ 2} As Francis Bacon said, "Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to the more ought law to weed it out." A Lake County jury listened to the revengeful voice of a calculating man outline a chilling plot with his girlfriend and friend to kill a mayor, a prosecutor, and a judge; all because he was…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. BradleyOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. AdamsOhio Supreme Court · 1980
- United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State ex rel. Sands v. Coulson (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2021
- State ex rel. Sands v. Court of Common Pleas (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2018
- State v. McFeely, 2008-A-0067 (3-27-2009)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2009
- State v. SandsOhio Court of Appeals · 2013
- State v. McEndreeOhio Court of Appeals · 2020
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