STATE v. BROOKS

No. 94-1871.

75 Ohio St.3d 148 (1996)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen O'Connor, Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, and William D. Wellemeyer, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Annette L. Powers and Irving B. Sugerman, for appellant.


PFEIFER, J.

Appellant has raised eighteen propositions of law. We have reviewed each and have determined that none justifies the reversal of appellant's convictions for aggravated murder. However, appellant's proposition of law regarding faulty jury instructions in the sentencing phase does have merit.

Particularly, the trial judge's instruction that the jury was required to determine unanimously that the death...

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