State v. Carter

Hildebrandt, Judge.

{¶ 1} Petitioner-appellant, Cedric Carter, has taken the instant appeal from the denial of his postconviction petition in which he sought relief from his death sentence on the ground that he is mentally retarded. On appeal, Carter advances four assignments of error. Upon our determination that Carter was entitled to a hearing on his petition, we reverse the judgment of the common pleas court.

{¶ 2} In June 1992, a Hamilton County jury found Carter guilty of aggravated robbery and aggravated murder in connection with the shooting death of a convenience store clerk during an…