1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ohio
  4. 103 Ohio
  5. 103 Ohio St.3d 112 (2004)
 

STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 1999-1218.

103 Ohio St.3d 112 (2004)

2004-Ohio-4747

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 22, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Craig T. Pearson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Jeffrey M. Gamso, Toledo, and David L. Doughten, Cleveland, for appellant.

Jim Petro, Attorney General, Douglas R. Cole, State Solicitor, Christopher D. Stock, Deputy Solicitor, and Matthew Chamberlain, Assistant Attorney General, for amicus curiae Attorney General of Ohio.

Ron O'Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Steven L. Taylor, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for amicus curiae Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney.

David H. Bodiker, Ohio Public Defender, Pamela J. Prude-Smithers and Siobhan R. Clovis, Assistant Public Defenders, for amicus curiae Ohio Public Defender.

Michael J. Benza and Carrie L. Davis, for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc.

David C. Stebbins; Law Office of S. Adele Shank and S. Adele Shank, for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

O'CONNOR, J.

{¶ 1} For the December 1995 rape and murder of Catrise Gregory, defendant-appellant, Shawn C. Williams, was tried by jury, convicted of aggravated murder with a rape-murder capital specification, and sentenced to death. He appealed the judgment to this court as a matter of right.

{¶ 2} On September 3, 2003, we affirmed Williams's convictions but found reversible error in the penalty phase of his trial. See State v. Williams...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases