State v. Campbell

Citations

• 2000 Ohio 183
• 90 Ohio St. 3d 320

Syllabus

Criminal law—Aggravated murder—Death penalty vacated and cause remanded to trial court for further proceedings when trial court fails to comply with Crim.R. 32(A)(1)—When imposing sentence, trial court must address defendant personally and ask whether he or she wishes to make a statement in his or her own behalf or present any information in mitigation of punishment—Crim.R. 32(A)(1) applies to capital and noncapital cases—When trial court imposes sentence without first asking defendant whether he or she wishes to exercise right of allocution created by Crim.R. 32(A), resentencing is required unless error is invited or harmless error.