STATE v. HALE

No. 2005-1678.

119 Ohio St.3d 118 (2008)

2008-Ohio-3426

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellee, v. HALE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, Kelly L. Culshaw, Supervisor, Death Penalty Division, and Ruth L. Tkacz and Kimberly S. Rigby, Assistant Public Defenders, for appellant.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jon W. Oebker, Blaise D. Thomas, and Jennifer A. Driscoll, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.


MOYER, C.J.

{¶ 1} On June 21, 2004, defendant-appellant Delano Hale Jr. killed Douglas Green by firing four bullets into his head. He then stole Green's Visa card and SUV. Hale was convicted of aggravated murder with an aggravated-robbery specification and was sentenced to death.

{¶ 2} In 2003, Hale was released from prison after serving 12 years of a sentence for aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. At first...

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