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State v. Simmonds

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  • 2017 Ohio 2739

Syllabus

Before imposing life without parole, a trial court is required to consider the youth of an offender and it must determine that the \crimes reflect permanent incorrigibility\. A court is not required to use the same procedural protections or require the same level of proof as would be used in an adult offender's death penalty mitigation hearing.

Judges: Brunner

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