STATE v. STEFFEN

No. 86-193.

31 Ohio St. 3d 111 (1987)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Ney, Jr., prosecuting attorney, Leonard Kirschner, Claude N. Crowe, Steven M. Tolbert and William E. Breyer, for appellee.

H. Fred Hoefle and William Flax, for appellant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The instant appeal presents this court with numerous issues concerning the appellant's convictions and the penalty of death subsequently imposed. For the reasons discussed infra, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals in all respects and uphold appellant's death sentence.

Appellant's first two propositions of law challenge the trial court's instruction to the jury that their recommendation of death would not be binding on the court...

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