State v. Cornwell

Appellant has raised nine propositions of law. We have reviewed each and have determined that none justifies reversal of appellant’s convictions for aggravated murder and the other crimes he committed. Pursuant to R.C. 2929.05(A), we have also independently weighed the aggravating circumstance against the evidence presented in mitigation and reviewed the death penalty for appropriateness and proportionality. For the reasons that follow, we affirm appellant’s convictions and death sentence.

VOIR DIRE/PRETRIAL ISSUES

Failure to Excuse Biased Jurors

In his first proposition of law, Cornwell…