State v. Ballew

In this appeal, Ballew advances nine propositions of law. Finding none meritorious, we affirm his convictions. We have also independently weighed the aggravating circumstance against mitigating factors, and compared the sentence to those imposed in similar cases, as R.C. 2929.05(A) requires. As a result, we affirm the sentence of death.

Sufficiency of Evidence (I, II)

In Proposition of Law I, Ballew argues that the evidence was insufficient to establish that he specifically intended to cause Hill’s death, or that he acted with prior calculation and design as charged in Count I. In Proposition…