Bernard A. Smith is a retired federal prosecutor. During his 31-year tenure with the U.S. Department of Justice in Cleveland, he prosecuted and supervised public corruption, organized crime, labor racketeering and appellate cases. Before joining DOJ, he served as a law clerk to a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth […]
Kasich Grants Reprieve to Cleveland Jackson and Commutes Sentence of Raymond Tibbetts
COLUMBUS – Today Gov. John R. Kasich granted a reprieve to delay the execution of Cleveland Jackson and commuted the death sentence of Raymond Tibbetts to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jackson had been scheduled to be executed on September 13, 2018 and Tibbetts on October 17, 2018. Cleveland Jackson was convicted […]
Press Release: Ohioans Across the State to Protest Execution of Robert Van Hook
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OHIOANS ACROSS THE STATE TO PROTEST EXECUTION OF ROBERT VAN HOOK COLUMBUS, OH — July 17, 2018 — Ohio is set to execute death row inmate and honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran Robert Van Hook at 10am on July 18, 2018. Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE) will be gathering at the Southern Ohio […]