State v. Walls

[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 96 Ohio St.3d 437.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. WALLS, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Walls,

2002-Ohio-5059.] Criminal law—Conviction for aggravated murder for an offense that occurred 13 years prior to defendant’s indictment and while he was still a minor— Conviction affirmed, when—Application of juvenile statutes in place at the time the state commenced criminal proceedings against defendant did not impair defendant’s substantive rights within the meaning of Van Fossen v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. and its progeny—Ex Post Facto Clause…