STATE v. SHEPPARD

No. 34615.

165 Ohio St. 293 (1956)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 31, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank T. Cullitan, prosecuting attorney, Mr. Saul S. Danaceau, Mr. Thomas J. Parrino and Mrs. Gertrude Bauer Mahon, for appellee.

Messrs. Herbert, Tuttle, Applegate & Britt, Mr. Gordon K. Bolon, Mr. Joseph S. Deutschle, Jr., Mr. William J. Corrigan, Mr. Arthur E. Petersilge and Mr. Fred W. Garmone, for appellant.


BELL, J.

Murder and mystery, society, sex and suspense were combined in this case in such a manner as to intrigue and captivate the public fancy to a degree perhaps unparalleled in recent annals. Throughout the preindictment investigation, the subsequent legal skirmishes and the nine-week trial, circulationconscious editors catered to the insatiable interest of the American public in the bizarre. Special seating facilities for reporters and columnists representing...

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