Legal Opinion
State v. Nields
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 2001No. 98-20PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLundberg Stratton, J.
On the night of March 27,1997, Patricia Newsome was found strangled on her kitchen floor. Police arrested Richard Nields, defendant-appellant, Newsome’s frequent live-in companion, at Newsome’s home that night, not long after Springfield Township Police had transported him there. Defen*7dant was indicted for aggravated murder and aggravated robbery, found guilty as charged, and sentenced to death.
Prior to 1997, defendant and Patricia Newsome had an on-again, off-again relationship for approximately ten to twelve years. In the year leading up to the murder, they lived together at Newsome’s home…
2Cases cited113 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. ThompkinsOhio Supreme Court · 1997
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by158 opinions
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