Legal Opinion
State v. Hart
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 1994No. C-920667PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
On December 6, 1991, defendant-appellant, Earl H. Hart, Jr., was indicted on one count of aggravated murder with a death-penalty specification for purposely killing Anna T. Steffin while committing or attempting to commit the offense of aggravated burglary. Aggravated burglary was charged in the second count of the indictment. Hart entered a plea of not guilty.
A jury trial began on May 7, 1992. During the trial, the state dismissed the death specification. Fourteen days later, it was entered of record that the jury was hopelessly deadlocked and the jury was discharged.
A second trial began on…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. LottOhio Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. MaurerOhio Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. FlynnSupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
- State v. WillardOhio Court of Appeals · 2001
- State v. CondonOhio Court of Appeals · 2003
- State v. AlfieriOhio Court of Appeals · 1998
- State v. FreemanOhio Court of Appeals · 2000
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