State v. Esparza

Appellant appeals his conviction and sentence below, citing fourteen propositions of law in support. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals and uphold the sentence of death.

In his first proposition of law, appellant contends the mandatory submission to the jury of the presentence investigation and mental examination reports which he requested pursuant to R.C. 2929.03(D)(1) denied him effective assistance of counsel. He also argues that the trial court erred in denying his request under R.C. 2929.024 for an independent psychologist to perform the mental…