STATE v. MASON

No. 2017-0200.

153 Ohio St.3d 476 (2018)

2018-Ohio-1462

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 18, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray A. Grogan , Marion County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kevin P. Collins , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Carpenter, Lipps & Leland, L.L.P., and Kort Gatterdam ; and Todd Anderson , for appellant.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Eric E. Murphy , State Solicitor, and Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.

Michael C. O'Malley , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Christopher D. Schroeder , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.

Ron O'Brien , Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Steven L. Taylor , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.

Jeffrey M. Gamso and Erika B. Cunliffe , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


{¶ 1} At issue in this case is whether Ohio's death-penalty scheme violates the right to a trial by jury as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Marion County Court of Common Pleas found that it does, but the Third District Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's judgment. Because...

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