STATE v. AZEEN

No. 2020-0143.

170 N.E.3d 864 (2021)

163 Ohio St.3d 447

2021-Ohio-1735

The STATE of Ohio, Appellant, v. AZEEN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. O'Malley , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Katherine E. Mullin , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Mark Stanton , Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Erica Cunliffe , Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.


{¶ 1} In 1987, Abdul Azeen pleaded no contest to attempted murder after shooting a young man in the neck on a playground basketball court. Some 27 years later, the victim died, allegedly as a result of injuries from the shooting. The state reindicted Azeen, this time charging him with aggravated murder. Azeen claims...

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