Legal Opinion
State v. Mitchell
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided May 9, 1988No. 53585PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. V. Corrigan, J.
The petitioner-appellant, Leon Mitchell, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief.
On December 17, 1982, the appellant was indicted for murder, in violation of R.C. 2903.02, following the November 26, 1982 death of Sam Serenas from gunshot wounds. The appellant pleaded not guilty. On November 9, 1983, following a trial by jury, the appellant was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for fifteen years to life.
Mitchell appealed his conviction, contending that the jury’s verdict of murder was against the manifest weight of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. PerryOhio Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. LytleOhio Supreme Court · 1976
- Vaughn v. MaxwellOhio Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by42 opinions
- State v. GondorOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- State v. MurnahanOhio Supreme Court · 1992
- Robert A. Buell v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Paul R. Manning v. George AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- State v. WilliamsOhio Court of Appeals · 1991
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