STATE v. OTTE

No. 94-2622.

74 Ohio St.3d 555 (1996)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Karen L. Johnson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Zukerman & Associates and Larry W. Zukerman, for appellant.


COOK, J.

We have reviewed Otte's seven propositions of law, independently weighed the aggravating circumstances against the mitigating factors and evaluated the proportionality and appropriateness of the death penalty. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals and uphold the convictions and death sentence.

Proposition of Law One—Car Search.

In his first proposition...

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