Legal Opinion
State v. Hale
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 2008No. 2005-1678PublishedCited by 340 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
{¶ 1} On June 21, 2004, defendant-appellant Delano Hale Jr. killed Douglas Green by firing four bullets into his head. He then stole Green’s Visa card and SUV. Hale was convicted of aggravated murder with an aggravated-robbery specification and was sentenced to death.
{¶ 2} In 2003, Hale was released from prison after serving 12 years of a sentence for aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. At first, he lived with his father, but left in February 2004. That same month, he obtained a telemarketing job with a base pay of $7.64 per hour. On March 9, 2004, Hale told his sister…
2Cases cited126 opinions
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