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Merritt Upholds Death Sentence

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

Ohioans, sit down before you read this. The Sixth Circuit today upheld the conviction and death sentence of Marvallous Keene for "eight counts of aggravated murder, six counts of aggravated robbery, one count of aggravated burglary, one count of burglary, two counts of kidnapping, and two counts of attempted aggravated murder." Judge Gilbert Merritt was on the panel and did not dissent. Among the claims was a supposed equal protection violation for not seeking the death penalty against other murderers who had killed far fewer people. Yes, there are arguments in capital cases so bogus that they don't even pass Judge Merritt's smell test.

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on April 25, 2008 (boomark / email).