Legal Opinion

State v. Bonnell

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided July 24, 1991No. 89-2136PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.

Appellant presents a number of issues for our consideration. (See Appendix, infra.) We have considered appellant’s propositions of law and have reviewed the death sentence for appropriateness and proportionality. Upon review, and for the reasons which follow, we uphold appellant’s convictions and affirm the sentence of death.

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R.C. 2929.05 requires this court to review capital cases in a certain manner but does not require this court to address and discuss, in opinion form, each and every proposition of law raised by the parties. See State v. Poindexter (1988), 36 Ohio St.3d 1, 3, 520 N.E.2d…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. State v. BrownOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  4. State v. SteffenOhio Supreme Court · 1987
  5. State v. MorelandOhio Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. State v. HillOhio Supreme Court · 1996
  2. State v. SlagleOhio Supreme Court · 1992
  3. State v. GoffOhio Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State v. BirosOhio Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. NolingOhio Supreme Court · 2002

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