State v. Benge

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

Benge presents twenty propositions of law for our review. Although we decline to address each one in writing, we have fully considered Benge’s propositions of law, independently weighed the statutory aggravating circumstances against the mitigating factors, and reviewed the proportionality of the sentence to other similar cases. See State v. Poindexter (1988), 36 Ohio St.3d 1, 520 N.E.2d 568, syllabus; State v. Simko (1994), 71 Ohio St.3d 483, 487, 644 N.E.2d 345, 350. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the convictions and the death penalty sentence.

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Voluntary…