Legal Opinion

State v. Murphy

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 2001No. 98-1586PublishedCited by 584 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.

Defendant-appellant, Ulysses C. Murphy, was convicted of murdering Andre Brooks during an aggravated robbery and was sentenced to death.

Andre Brooks lived in Mansfield. His sister, Condrea Webber, lived in Columbus. On a weekend in May 1997, Webber went to Mansfield to visit her family. On Saturday, May 10, she drove back to Columbus with Brooks.

They went to the C&S Lounge, a bar on the East Side of Columbus. Arriving sometime before 1:00 a.m., May 11, they left around 2:00 a.m. and went to the F&H Grill.

The F&H occupied a two-story building; the second floor was an “after-hours bar,” i.e.,…

2Cases cited126 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by584 opinions

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