Legal Opinion
State v. Coley
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 2001No. 98-1474PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
On December 23, 1996, defendant-appellant Douglas Coley, assisted by Joseph Green, kidnapped, robbed, and attempted to murder David Moore in Toledo. Then, on January 3, 1997, Samar El-Okdi was shot between the eyes and left to die in an alley in Toledo. On January 7, 1997, Toledo police stopped a Pontiac sedan that was owned by El-Okdi and being driven by Green. Coley was a passenger. A three-judge panel convicted Green of El-Okdi’s murder as well as other offenses.1 See State v. Green (2000), 90 Ohio St.3d 352, 738 N.E.2d 1208.
In May 1998, a jury convicted Coley of the kidnapping, robbery,…
2Cases cited82 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. JenksOhio Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. DehassOhio Supreme Court · 1967
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by183 opinions
- State v. LaMarOhio Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. LeonardOhio Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. LaMarOhio Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. DiarOhio Supreme Court · 2008
- Douglas Coley v. Margaret BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
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