State v. LaMar

[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 95 Ohio St.3d 181.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. LAMAR, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. LaMar,

2002-Ohio-2128.] Criminal law—Aggravated murder of five prison inmates during prison riot— Death penalty upheld, when. (No. 1998-1983—Submitted November 14, 2001—Decided May 15, 2002.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lawrence County, No. 95CA31. __________________ COOK, J. {¶1} The appellant, Keith LaMar, was convicted of murdering five prison inmates during the infamous April 1993 riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility…