Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 2012No. 2008-0525PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, C.J.
{¶ 1} This is a death-penalty direct appeal as of right. A Summit County jury convicted appellant, Phillip L. Jones, of numerous crimes in connection with the murder and rape of Susan Yates and unanimously recommended that he be sentenced to death. The trial court accepted that recommendation and sentenced Jones accordingly.
{¶ 2} For the following reasons, we affirm Jones’s convictions and sentence of death.
Background
Facts and Procedural History
{¶ 3} Jones was charged with one count of aggravated murder, one count of murder, and two counts of rape.
{¶ 4} Count 1 charged Jones with the…
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