Court Opinion

ID: 9801313
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 08:47:27.822506+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:52:29.669357
License: Public Domain

*409Pfeifer, J.,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
{¶ 307} I concur in the finding of guilt. There is no reasonable doubt about whether Neyland committed the murders in this case. Based on my independent weighing of the aggravating factors and the mitigating factors, primarily his mental health at the time the murders were committed, I conclude that Neyland should not be put to death. I would vacate the sentence of death and remand to the trial court under R.C. 2929.06 for a resentencing hearing in which the death penalty is not an option.