STATE v. COWANS

No. 97-1312.

87 Ohio St.3d 68 (1999)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. COWANS, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald W. White, Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney, Daniel J. Breyer, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, and David H. Hoffmann, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Carol A. Wright and Kristin Burkett, for appellant.


ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J.

We have reviewed the appellant's propositions of law and independently assessed the evidence presented through both the guilt and penalty phases of the trial. Based upon our review, we affirm Cowans's convictions and sentence of death.

I. Request to Replace Appointed Counsel

In his first proposition of law, Cowans claims that a breakdown in communications between him and his court-appointed counsel was so serious as to entitle...

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