State v. Jones

Appellant, Elwood H. Jones, was convicted of aggravated murder with death specifications, aggravated burglary, and aggravated robbery. He was sentenced to death. Upon appeal, the court of-appeals affirmed the convictions and sentence. State v. Jones (Aug. 28, 1998), Hamilton App. No. C-970043, unreported, 1998 WL 542713. On direct appeal as of right, we also affirmed his convictions and sentence on December 27, 2000. State v. Jones (2000), 90 Ohio St.3d 403, 739 N.E.2d 300.

On November 27, 1998, appellant filed an application for reopening with the court of appeals pursuant to App.R. 26(B) and…