Legal Opinion
State v. Hoffner
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 2004No. 2001-0835PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLundberg Stratton, J.
{¶ 1} On September 22, 1993, Timothy L. Hoffner, defendant-appellant, and Archie Dixon kidnapped and robbed Christopher Hammer, then drove Hammer to a remote area where they buried him alive in a shallow grave and left him to die.
{¶ 2} Hoffner was convicted of the aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, and kidnapping of Hammer, and he was sentenced to death.
{¶ 3} Hoffner and Hammer met in August 1993. For a short period of time in mid-August 1993, Hoffner, Hammer, and Dixon lived at the Toledo home of Kirsten Wilkerson, Dixon’s girlfriend.
{¶ 4} In early September 1993, Michael Elting, a…
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