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Ohio Supreme Court· 7/24/1996

State v. Davis

Citations

  • 76 Ohio St. 3d 107
  • 666 N.E.2d 1099

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming death sentence after reversing a conviction for an attempted-rape specification and “independently reweigh[ing] the remaining aggravating circumstances against the mitigating factors”
  • affirming death sentence after reversing a conviction for an attempted-rape specification and “independently reweigh[ing] the remaining aggravating circumstances against the mitigating factors”
  • “Even assuming [the detective] used Davis's name, that would not affect the reliability of Baker's identification.”
  • even significant differences will not necessarily deny a defendant due process
  • defendant was only one in lineup with bushy, curly hairstyle
  • photographs in lineup need not be nearly identical

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Judges: Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Only, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

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