Hoagland v. Erck

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• stating that failure to object insufficient on its own to establish ineffective assistance of counsel; instead, a defendant still must demonstrate that counsel substantially violated an essential duty and that counsel’s performance materially prejudiced the defense
• stating that failure to object insufficient on its own to establish ineffective assistance of counsel; instead, a defendant still must demonstrate that counsel substantially violated an essential duty and that counsel’s performance materially prejudiced the defense
• looking to § 2929.04(B)(7) for proper definition of mitigating factors and finding trial court's use of different definition in subsequent written opinion was harmless error in part because jury was given proper § 2929.04(B) instruction at time
• looking to § 2929.04(B)(7) for proper definition of mitigating factors and finding trial court’s use of different definition in subsequent written opinion was harmless error in part because jury was given proper § 2929.04(B) instruction at time
• “When found not mitigating, a factor may be given little or no weight against the aggravating circumstances” (citations omitted)
• the defendant was granted entry by the resident, who had never met the defendant before that evening, and he killed the resident less than 90 minutes later

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