Legal Opinion
State v. Whitfield, 22432 (1-23-2009)
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided January 23, 2009No. 22432PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
{¶ 1} Defendant, Aaron Whitfield, appeals from his conviction and sentence for aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.
{¶ 2} Defendant Whitfield, along with Alexandre Pendergrass, Anthony Dominick and Otis Smith, devised a scheme to rob a Dayton clothing store, Nasru Fashions, located at 1937 N. Main Street. Defendant selected Nasru Fashions as the target for the robbery.
{¶ 3} On September 30, 2004, Defendant and Smith entered the store and began looking at merchandise in the rear of the store in an effort to distract the store's owner, Mamadou Njie. Pendergrass then entered the store…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- State v. JenksOhio Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. MartinOhio Court of Appeals · 1983
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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