Update: On November 5, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Mason’s cert. petition

On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Mason, 2018-Ohio-1462. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Fischer, with two appellate judges subbing for Justices O’Donnell and O’Neill, the Court upheld

Update: On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.  

“Does it matter that in Ohio if the jury had not recommended death, the trial court would have no authority to impose death?”

Justice French, to defense counsel

On January 23, 2018, the

Update: On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.  

On January 23, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case, State of Ohio v. Maurice Mason, 2017-0200. At issue in the case is whether, under