State v. Lawson

William W. Young, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Jerry R. Lawson, appeals a decision of the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas in which the court dismissed his petition for postconviction relief without holding an evidentiary hearing.

On April 26, 1988, a Clermont County jury convicted Lawson of two counts of aggravated murder with capital specifications, two counts of kidnapping, one count of aggravated robbery, and two counts of intimidating a witness. On April 28, 1988, the jury recommended the death sentence on the aggravated murder counts. The trial court approved the jury’s…