Seman v. Leibovitz

How courts have described this case

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• holding that even though a trial court should exclude evidence irrelevant to the penalty phase, the trial court in this case was not required to exclude the evidence of the killings, including gruesome photographs, because § 2929.03(D)(1
• witness' testimony was cumulative and constituted harmless error because the error did not contribute to the verdict
• defendant must “show that any particular failure to object substantially violated [an] essential duty [and] was prejudicial”
• though events unfolded quickly, the record showed that defendant reflected on his actions immediately prior to the shooting, deliberated, and chose to shoot the victim
• \The concept of accident is tantamount to a denial that the act was intentional.\
• jury is presumed to follow court’s instruction to disregard defendant’s appearance in jail clothing

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