CRIMES WHICH MAY INCUR THE DEATH PENALTY IN OHIO

[kimbylee]

CRIMES WHICH MAY INCUR THE DEATH PENALTY IN OHIO


In Ohio an aggravated (or intentional) murder with one or more of the following circumstances may be deemed a capital crime by the prosecutor:

a) the assassination of the President, Vice President, Governor, or Lieutenant Governor;

b) murder for hire;

c) murder to escape accountability for another
crime;

d) murder by a prisoner;

e) killing or attempting to kill two or more people;

f) killing a law enforcement officer;

g) felony murder (i.e., murder in conjunction with kidnapping, rape, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary);

h) killing a witness to prevent their testimony, or in retaliation for their testimony;

i) killing an individual under thirteen years of age;

j) murder committed during or immediately after terrorism.

However, sentencing options in capital cases where guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt also include life without parole (LWOP), parole after 25 years, and parole after 30 years.

Factors which may mitigate the imposition of the death sentence include:

a) whether or not whether the victim induced or facilitated the offence;

b) whether or not the offender was under duress, coercion, or strong provocation;

c) whether or not the offender suffered from mental disease or defect, or lacked the capacity to understand their crime at the time of the offence;

d) the age of the offender's age (those under the age of 18 are not eligible for the death penalty);

e) whether or not the offender's lacked of a prior criminal record or record of delinquency;

f) the degree of the offender's involvement in the offence and the acts that led to the aggravated murder;

g) the presence of any other facts and circumstances relevant to the imposition of the death sentence on the offender.

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