State v. Woods

I

Stern, J.

In case No. 76-155, appellant Reaves raises three propositions of law. Two of these assert that Ohio’s constitutional scheme for imposition of the death penalty is unconstitutional. That issue was decided by this court in State v. Bayless (1976), 48 Ohio St. 2d 73, and need not be reconsidered here. Those propositions of law are overruled.

Appellant also claims error in the prosecution’s inquiry upon voir dire into veniremen’s opposition to capital punishment. Three prospective jurors were excused because of their opinions on capital punishment, and the record shows that each…