STATE v. WERE

No. 2007-1368.

120 Ohio St.3d 85 (2008)

2008-Ohio-5277

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellee, v. WERE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Piepmeier, Special Prosecuting Attorney, and William E. Breyer, Assistant Special Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Randall L. Porter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.


Per Curiam.

{¶ 1} Appellant, James Were, challenges the denial of his application to reopen his direct appeal pursuant to App.R. 26(B).

{¶ 2} Appellant was convicted of, and sentenced to death for, the aggravated murder of Corrections Officer Robert Vallandingham during the inmate riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional...

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