Already have an account? Sign in instead.
You stay signed in for 30 days on this browser.
Continue with Google Continue with MicrosoftNo account yet? Create a free one.
We sent a six-digit code.
It expires in ten minutes, works once, and only in this browser. Five wrong tries void it. Send another code.
Your account is live and the Cloudflare checks are off for this browser.
5 Ohio opinions name it 1 courts 1999–2020 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Ohio courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Morgan v. Illinoisgreen2 sentences2020However, because “[a] juror who will automatically vote for the death penalty in every case * * * has already formed an opinion on the merits” and is therefore not impartial, “a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who maintains such views.” Morgan v. Illinois, 504 U.S. 719, 729 , 112 S.Ct. 2222 , 119 L.Ed.2d 492 (1992). 2020However, because “[a] juror who will automatically vote for the death penalty in every case * * * has already formed an opinion on the merits” and is therefore not impartial, “a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who maintains such views.” Morgan v. Illinois, 504 U.S. 719, 729 , 112 S.Ct. 2222 , 119 L.Ed.2d 492 (1992). | 3 | 5 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Ohio. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Williams
green
2 sentences2009See Morgan v. Illinois (1992), 504 U.S. 719, 729 , 112 S.Ct. 2222 , 119 L.Ed.2d 492 ; State v. Williams (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 1, 6 , 679 N.E.2d 646 . 2009See Morgan v. Illinois (1992), 504 U.S. 719, 729 , 112 S.Ct. 2222 , 119 L.Ed.2d 492 ; State v. Williams (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 1, 6 , 679 N.E.2d 646 . | 3 | 2003–2009 |
State v. Rogers
green
2 sentences2003See Morgan v. Illinois (1992), 504 U.S. 719, 729 , 112 S.Ct. 2222 , 119 L.Ed.2d 492 ; State v. Williams (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 1, 5-6 , 679 N.E.2d 646 ; and State v. Rogers (1985), 17 Ohio St.3d 174 , 17 OBR 414, 478 N.E.2d 984 , paragraph three of the syllabus. 2003See Morgan v. Illinois (1992), 504 U.S. 719, 729 , 112 S.Ct. 2222 , 119 L.Ed.2d 492 ; State v. Williams (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 1, 5-6 , 679 N.E.2d 646 ; and State v. Rogers (1985), 17 Ohio St.3d 174 , 17 OBR 414, 478 N.E.2d 984 , paragraph three of the syllabus. | 1 | 2003–2003 |
Wainwright v. Witt
green
2 sentences1999The Morgan court, in so holding, reiterated its views, as set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 88 S.Ct. 1770 , 20 L.Ed.2d 776 , Adams v. Texas (1980), 448 U.S. 38 , 100 S.Ct. 2521 , 65 L.Ed.2d 581 , Wainwright v. Witt (1985), 469 U.S. 412 , 105 S.Ct. 844 , 83 L.Ed.2d 841 , and Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), 487 U.S. 81 , 108 S.Ct. 2273 , 101 L.Ed.2d 80 , that a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who, regardless of evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and in disregard to jury instructions, will automatically vote for the death penalt 1999The Morgan court, in so holding, reiterated its views, as set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 88 S.Ct. 1770 , 20 L.Ed.2d 776 , Adams v. Texas (1980), 448 U.S. 38 , 100 S.Ct. 2521 , 65 L.Ed.2d 581 , Wainwright v. Witt (1985), 469 U.S. 412 , 105 S.Ct. 844 , 83 L.Ed.2d 841 , and Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), 487 U.S. 81 , 108 S.Ct. 2273 , 101 L.Ed.2d 80 , that a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who, regardless of evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and in disregard to jury instructions, will automatically vote for the death penalt | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Witherspoon v. Illinois
green
2 sentences1999The Morgan court, in so holding, reiterated its views, as set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 88 S.Ct. 1770 , 20 L.Ed.2d 776 , Adams v. Texas (1980), 448 U.S. 38 , 100 S.Ct. 2521 , 65 L.Ed.2d 581 , Wainwright v. Witt (1985), 469 U.S. 412 , 105 S.Ct. 844 , 83 L.Ed.2d 841 , and Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), 487 U.S. 81 , 108 S.Ct. 2273 , 101 L.Ed.2d 80 , that a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who, regardless of evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and in disregard to jury instructions, will automatically vote for the death penalt 1999The Morgan court, in so holding, reiterated its views, as set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 88 S.Ct. 1770 , 20 L.Ed.2d 776 , Adams v. Texas (1980), 448 U.S. 38 , 100 S.Ct. 2521 , 65 L.Ed.2d 581 , Wainwright v. Witt (1985), 469 U.S. 412 , 105 S.Ct. 844 , 83 L.Ed.2d 841 , and Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), 487 U.S. 81 , 108 S.Ct. 2273 , 101 L.Ed.2d 80 , that a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who, regardless of evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and in disregard to jury instructions, will automatically vote for the death penalt | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Ross v. Oklahoma
green
2 sentences1999The Morgan court, in so holding, reiterated its views, as set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 88 S.Ct. 1770 , 20 L.Ed.2d 776 , Adams v. Texas (1980), 448 U.S. 38 , 100 S.Ct. 2521 , 65 L.Ed.2d 581 , Wainwright v. Witt (1985), 469 U.S. 412 , 105 S.Ct. 844 , 83 L.Ed.2d 841 , and Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), 487 U.S. 81 , 108 S.Ct. 2273 , 101 L.Ed.2d 80 , that a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who, regardless of evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and in disregard to jury instructions, will automatically vote for the death penalt 1999The Morgan court, in so holding, reiterated its views, as set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 88 S.Ct. 1770 , 20 L.Ed.2d 776 , Adams v. Texas (1980), 448 U.S. 38 , 100 S.Ct. 2521 , 65 L.Ed.2d 581 , Wainwright v. Witt (1985), 469 U.S. 412 , 105 S.Ct. 844 , 83 L.Ed.2d 841 , and Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), 487 U.S. 81 , 108 S.Ct. 2273 , 101 L.Ed.2d 80 , that a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who, regardless of evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and in disregard to jury instructions, will automatically vote for the death penalt | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Adams v. Texas
green
2 sentences1999The Morgan court, in so holding, reiterated its views, as set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 88 S.Ct. 1770 , 20 L.Ed.2d 776 , Adams v. Texas (1980), 448 U.S. 38 , 100 S.Ct. 2521 , 65 L.Ed.2d 581 , Wainwright v. Witt (1985), 469 U.S. 412 , 105 S.Ct. 844 , 83 L.Ed.2d 841 , and Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), 487 U.S. 81 , 108 S.Ct. 2273 , 101 L.Ed.2d 80 , that a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who, regardless of evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and in disregard to jury instructions, will automatically vote for the death penalt 1999The Morgan court, in so holding, reiterated its views, as set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 88 S.Ct. 1770 , 20 L.Ed.2d 776 , Adams v. Texas (1980), 448 U.S. 38 , 100 S.Ct. 2521 , 65 L.Ed.2d 581 , Wainwright v. Witt (1985), 469 U.S. 412 , 105 S.Ct. 844 , 83 L.Ed.2d 841 , and Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), 487 U.S. 81 , 108 S.Ct. 2273 , 101 L.Ed.2d 80 , that a capital defendant may challenge for cause any prospective juror who, regardless of evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and in disregard to jury instructions, will automatically vote for the death penalt | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.