Legal Opinion
State v. Clinton
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 2017No. 2014–0273PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO'Connor, C.J.
*422{¶ 1} This is an appeal of right from aggravated-murder convictions and death sentences. An Erie County Common Pleas Court jury found appellant, Curtis Clinton, guilty of the aggravated murders of 23-year-old Heather Jackson and her two children, three-year-old C.J. and one-year-old W.J., as well as other offenses, and unanimously recommended a sentence of death. The trial court accepted the recommendation and sentenced Clinton accordingly.
{¶ 2} We affirm Clinton's convictions and sentences.
I. Trial Evidence
{¶ 3} Evidence introduced at trial showed that Clinton raped 17-year-old E.S. on…
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