State v. Bonnell
Ohio Supreme Court
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…
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