State v. Spaulding

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of aggravated murder, among other crimes. Defendant was sentenced to death. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions and sentence, holding (1) defense counsel’s absences did not violate Defendant’s rights to counsel or due process; (2) the trial court did not violate Defendant’s rights to due process and a fair trial when it denied his motion for relief from prejudicial joinder; (3) trial counsel did not provide ineffective assistance with regard to two suppression issues; (4) no prejudicial error occurred with how the jury view was conducted; (5) no prejudicial error occurred with regard to the evidence submitted at trial; (6) the trial court did not err by denying Defendant’s Ohio R. Crim. P. 29 motion; (7) no prejudicial error occurred during the sentencing phase of trial; and (8) Defendant death sentence was appropriate and proportional. View "State v. Spaulding" on Justia Law