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OH: Prosecutorial Misconduct and Informant Testimony Raise Too Much Doubt About Ohio’s Planned Execution of William Montgomery

OH: Prosecutorial Misconduct and Informant Testimony Raise Too Much Doubt About Ohio’s Planned Execution of William Montgomery

by Bert | Mar 15, 2018 | Ohio

The State of Ohio plans to execute William T. Montgomery on April 11, 2018. With substantive doubts about his guilt hanging over the case, Montgomery is seeking executive clemency from Governor John Kasich. The application for clemency provides a helpful overview of...
OH: Prosecution Used Irrelevant But Inflammatory Evidence to Put Man on Death Row

OH: Prosecution Used Irrelevant But Inflammatory Evidence to Put Man on Death Row

by Bert | Feb 21, 2018 | Ohio

In October of 2017, the Ohio Supreme Court overturned the conviction and death sentence of Joseph L. Thomas. Thomas had been convicted of the murder of Annie McSween, who was killed in November of 2010. The issue that captured the court’s attention—the State’s...
OH: Prosecutor’s Misconduct was “Flagrant” and “Severe” says Sixth Circuit

OH: Prosecutor’s Misconduct was “Flagrant” and “Severe” says Sixth Circuit

by Sophie | Jan 26, 2015 | Ohio, The Open File Blog

Despite harsh language from the Sixth Circuit for a Hamilton County prosecutor who committed “flagrant” and “severe” misconduct, two recent reversals in a 1992 Ohio murder case have not received much media attention. Yet Gumm v. Mitchell is...
Gross Misconduct by Ohio Prosecutor Lead to Felony Charges

Gross Misconduct by Ohio Prosecutor Lead to Felony Charges

by OpenFile | Jul 21, 2014 | Ohio, The Open File Blog

Update 8.1.2014 The Journal-News has posted an update to this story that describes a hearing before the Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievance and Discipline in which a former prosecutor facing allegations of misconduct (see below) delivered his...
OH: Prosecutors’ Outrage at Committee Recommendations A Bit Rich Considering They Didn’t Turn Up to Meetings

OH: Prosecutors’ Outrage at Committee Recommendations A Bit Rich Considering They Didn’t Turn Up to Meetings

by Jane | Apr 24, 2014 | Ohio, The Open File Blog

County prosecutors responded to the legal recommendations released by Ohio’s Death Penalty Task Force earlier this month by criticizing the work of the Task Force as anti-death penalty and biased. Their outrage appears to center on recommendations that would curtail...
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