Executive Summary of the Ohio Death Penalty Report

Full Ohio Death Penalty Assessment Report

Ohio Death Penalty Assessment Guide

Ohio Death Penalty Assesment Team Biographies

Fact Sheet: Problems with Ohio's Death Penalty System and Recommendations for Reform

Compliance Charts: Ohio's Compliance with ABA Recommendations

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Resources on the Administration of the Death Penalty in Ohio

· John Murphy, Capital Punishment and the Citizens of Ohio, 29 U. Dayton L. Rev. 329 (2004).

· David L. Hoeffel, Ohio's Death Penalty: History and Current Developments, 31 Cap. U. L. Rev. 659 (2003).

· Death Row in Ohio, 2003: The Case for a Study Commission, The Ohio Death Row Research Group, 72 U. Cin. L. Rev. 223 (2003).

· Joseph E. Wilhelm and Kelly L. Culshaw, Ohio's Death Penalty Statute: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, 63 Ohio St. L.J. 549 (2002).

· S. Adele Shank, The Death Penalty in Ohio: Fairness, Reliability, and Justice at Risk - A Report on Reforms in Ohio's Use of the Death Penalty since the 1997 Ohio State Bar Association Recommendations Were Made, 63 Ohio St. L.J. 371 (2002).

· Paul D. Carrington and Adam R. Long, The Independence and Democratic Accountability of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 30 Cap. U. L. Rev. 455 (2002).

· Mark P. Painter and Paul L. Welker, Abuse of Discretion: What Should it Mean Under Ohio Law?, 29 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 209 (2002).

· John Paul Sellers, III, Between a Write and a Hard Place: Does Ohio Revised Code Section 2505.02 Adequately Safeguard a Person's Right Not to be Tried, 28 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 285 (2002).

· Dana K. Cole, Expanding Felony-Murder in Ohio: Felony-Murder or Murder-Felony?, 63 Ohio St. L.J. 15 (2002).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 27 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 345 (2001).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 26 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 371 (2000).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 25 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 427 (1999).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 25 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 219 (1999).

· David S. Olson, Second-Guessing the Quality of Mercy: Due Process in State Executive Clemency Proceedings, Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard, 118 S. CT. 1244, 22 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 1009 (1999).

· Scott C. Zarzycki, A Current Look at Ohio's Juvenile Justice System on the 100th Anniversary of the Juvenile Court, 47 Clev. St. L. Rev. 627 (1999).

· Phillip John Strach, Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard: Breathing New "Life" into an Old Fourteenth Amendment Controversy, 77 N.C. L. Rev. 891 (1999).

· Matthew T. Norman, Standards and Procedures for Determining Whether a Defendant is Competent to Make the Ultimate Choice - Death; Ohio's New Precedent for Death Row "Volunteers", 13 J.L. & Health 103 (1998-1999).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 24 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 649 (1998).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 24 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 397 (1998).

· Margery B. Koosed, On Seeking Controlling Law and Re-Seeking Death Under Section 2929.06 of the Ohio Revised Code, 46 Clev. St. L. Rev. 261 (1998).

· Survey of Ohio Law, 23 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 1069 (1997).

· Susan R. Bell, Ohio Gets Tough on Juvenile Crime: An Analysis of Ohio's 1996 Amendments Concerning the Bindover of Violent Juvenile Offenders to the Adult System and Related Legislation, 66 U. Cin. L. Rev. 207 (1997).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 22 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 983 (1996).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 23 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 431 (1996).

· Honorable Stephen R. Shaw, Prosecution Appeals Taken Midtrial and Following Acquittal: Changing the Trial and Review of Criminal Cases in Ohio, 22 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 729 (1996).

· Jeremy Stone Weber, Law, Justice and Jury Waiver Procedure in the Ohio Supreme Court, 46 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 1113 (1996).

· Nicole C. Allbritain, One Step Closer to Merit-Based Judicial Selection: Ohio's New Limitations on Judicial Campaign Contributions and Expenditures, 64 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1323 (1996).

· Susan A. Burns, Is Ohio Juvenile Justice Still Serving Its Purpose?, 29 Akron L. Rev. 335 (1996).

· Susan Elizabeth Anitas, The Status of Victim Impact Statements in Ohio Capital Offense Sentencing, 57 Ohio St. L.J. 235 (1996).

· State Ex. Rel. Maurer v. Sheward 71 Ohio St. 3d 513, 644 N.E.2d 369, 22 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 607 (1995).

· Ohio Supreme Court Decisions, 20 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 411 (1993).

· Daniel T. Kobil, Do the Paperwork or Die: Clemency, Ohio Style?, 52 Ohio St. L.J. 655 (1991).

· John K. McHenry, The Judicial Evolution of Ohio's Insanity Defense, 13 U. Dayton L. Rev. 49 (1987).

· H. Bruce von Ohlen, The Postconviction Review Dilemma in Ohio, 44 Ohio St. L.J. 537 (1983).