State v. Shields

MaRKüs, J.

The jury found defendant guilty of aggravated murder (R.C. 2903.01) with an aggravating specification (R.C. 2929.04[A][7]), and six counts of aggravated robbery (R.C. 2911.01[A] [1]). After a subsequent sentencing hearing, the jury determined that the aggravating circumstance for the aggravated murder (R.C. 2929.04[A][7]) did not outweigh mitigating factors (R.C. 2929.04[B]). They recommended that defendant be sentenced for the aggravated murder “to life imprisonment with parole eligibility after thirty full years,” pursuant to R.C. 2929.03(D)(2). The trial court imposed that…