The Ohio Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in two cases Tuesday, July 12, 2016, and two cases Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Live streaming video is available at this link.
On July 12, in the death penalty appeal, State v. Spaulding, Case no. 2013-0536, the defendant raises a number of issues dealing with due process rights under both the United States Constitution and the Ohio Constitution. The issues include whether the defendant’s rights were violated when his two court appointed capital-certified counsel did not attend each proceeding in the case together.
On July 13, in another death penalty appeal, State v. Cepec, Case no. 2013-0915, the defendant argues that his constitutional rights were violated when he was denied the right to an attorney during an interrogation.
Summaries of the remaining issues in each case can be found at Court News Ohio’s Oral Argument Previews page.
