On July 10, 2014, by a vote of 4-3, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed State v. Belew,  2014-Ohio-2964 as improvidently accepted.  The issue in the appeal was whether the trial judge properly considered Belew’s service-related mitigating factors in sentencing.  The case was argued March 12, 2014. For background on this post, read the oral

Update: On July 10, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted.  Read more about that here.

On March 12, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v.  Jeffery Belew, 2013-0711.  At issue in this case is whether the trial judge properly considered

Update: On July 10, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted.  Read more about that here.

Read the analysis of the argument here.

On March 12, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Jeffery Belew, 2013-0711.  At issue in this