STATE EX REL. MAURER v. SHEWARD

Nos. 92-1350 and 93-1165.

71 Ohio St.3d 513 (1994)

THE STATE EX REL. MAURER ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. SHEWARD, JUDGE, APPELLEE. WILKINSON, DIR., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. MAURER ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Murray, for appellant Debra Brown in case No. 92-1350.

Barry W. Wilford and Dennis Pusateri, for Ralph DeLeo.

S. Adele Shank, for Rosalie Grant.

D. Shannon Smith and Timothy A. Smith, for Elizabeth Green.

Elizabeth A. McNellie, Joy Maciejewski and Sean M. McAvoy, for appellant Leonard Jenkins in case No. 92-1350.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Thomas C. Hill, Alvin Dunn and Joseph Figini; Matan & Smith and Steven L. Smith, for Willie L. Jester.

Sowash, Carson & Shostak and Herman A. Carson, for Donald Maurer.

Richard B. Igo, for Freddie Moore and John Salim.

Gregory W. Meyers, for Lee Seiber.

Michael Miller, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Bonnie L. Maxton, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee in case No. 92-1350.

Lee Fisher, Attorney General, John J. Gideon and Jack W. Decker, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellants in case No. 93-1165 and urging affirmance for amici curiae, George Voinovich, Reginald Wilkinson and Jill Goldhart in case No. 92-1350.

K. Ronald Bailey, for appellee Debra Brown in case No. 93-1165.

Melanie S. Corcoran, James W. Brown III and Christopher P. Thorman, for appellee Leonard Jenkins in case No. 93-1165.

Steven H. Steinglass, urging dismissal or affirmance for amicus curiae, Law Professors' Brief Amicus Curiae Committee in case No. 93-1165.

Daniel T. Kobil, Paul Moke, Kevin Francis O'Neill, and Peter Joy; Moots, Cope & Stanton and Benson A. Wolman, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation in case No. 93-1165.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and David J. Young, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Catholic Conference of Ohio in case No. 93-1165.

Law Enforcement Legal Association, Inc., Paul L. Cox and Walter T. Florence, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, Inc. in case No. 93-1165.


Per Curiam.

Case No. 93-1165 requires this court to decide three issues: (1) Does Section 11, Article III of the Ohio Constitution authorize the General Assembly to prescribe procedural prerequisites to the exercise of the Governor's clemency power? (2) If so, does the General Assembly have the authority to prescribe procedural prerequisites for commutations as well as pardons? and (3) Has the General Assembly...

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