Legal Opinion
State v. Spisak
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 13, 1988No. 86-1099PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Per curiam
Pursuant to R.C. 2929.05(A), this court is required to review all cases in which the sentence of death has been imposed in the same manner in which we review other criminal cases and, in addition, to independently weigh the aggravating circumstances against the mitigating factors adduced at trial, and determine whether the sentence of death is appropriate in the case at bar. State v. Maurer (1984), 15 Ohio St. 3d 239, 15 OBR 379, 473 N.E. 2d 768. However, we are not required to consume limited judicial resources writing opinions which analyze time-worn legal arguments raised in a multiplicity…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- State v. CampbellOhio Supreme Court · 1994
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