Legal Opinion
State v. Were
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 2008No. 2006-1578PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
{¶ 1} In April 1993, inmates rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (“SOCF”) in Lucasville, Ohio. During the riot, inmates killed corrections officer Robert Yallandingham. In 1995, James Were, the defendant-appellant, was convicted of aggravated murder for his participation in Vallandingham’s killing and sentenced to death. On appeal, this court reversed, holding that Were had been deprived of a fair trial because the trial court did not hold a competency hearing. State v. Were (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 173, 176-177, 761 N.E.2d 591.
{¶ 2} In 2003, a new jury convicted Were of aggravated…
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