State v. Smith

Citations

• 1997 Ohio 355
• 80 Ohio St. 3d 89

Syllabus

Criminal law—Aggravated murder—Death penalty—Appeals—Amendments to Section 2(B)(2)(c) and Section 3(B)(2), Article IV, Ohio Constitution and R.C. 2953.02 are constitutional—All cases in which sentence of death has been imposed for an offense committed on or after January 1, 1995 shall be directly appealed from the trial court to the Supreme Court of Ohio.