Legal Opinion

State v. Goff

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 1998No. 97-1130PublishedCited by 319 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.

In this appeal, appellant has raised eleven propositions of law. Finding none meritorious, we affirm his convictions. In addition, *128we have independently reviewed the record, weighed the aggravating circumstance against the mitigating factors, and examined the proportionality of the death sentence in this case to the penalty imposed in similar cases. Upon a complete review of the record, we affirm appellant’s convictions and sentences.

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Penalty Phase Jury Instructions

Appellant’s first proposition of law includes fifteen subsections challenging the penalty-phase instructions. All but one of the…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. JenksOhio Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. BradleyOhio Supreme Court · 1989
  5. State v. DehassOhio Supreme Court · 1967

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