Legal Opinion
State v. Herring
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 2002No. 98-904PublishedCited by 222 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
Shortly after midnight on April 30, 1996, five masked gunmen intent on robbery entered the Newport Inn, a bar in Youngstown. They shot five people, robbed the till, and left. Three of the five victims died. One of the gunmen, Willie S. “Stevie” Herring, is the appellant in this case. He was convicted of three counts of aggravated murder and sentenced to death on each count.
Herring’s partners in crime were Adelbert Callahan, Antwan Jones, Eugene Foose, Louis Allen, and Kitwan Dalton. On the night of April 29,1996, these five gathered at Herring’s house. At one point, Callahan and Jones left…
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