STATE v. SMITH

No. 98-912.

87 Ohio St.3d 424 (2000)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 5, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory White, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jonathan E. Rosenbaum, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Irving B. Sugerman and Nicholas Swyrydenko, for appellant.


ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J.

Appellant, Raymond Smith, has raised eleven propositions of law. We have reviewed each and have determined that none justifies reversal of appellant's conviction for aggravated murder. Pursuant to R.C. 2929.05(A), we have also independently weighed the aggravating circumstance against the evidence presented in mitigation, and reviewed the death penalty for appropriateness and proportionality. For the reasons that follow, we affirm...

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