Gov. John Kasich has briefly postponed the first two executions scheduled next year. Kasich reset the execution of Ronald Phillips of Summit County, scheduled for Jan. 12, to Feb. 15, and pushed the Feb. 15 execution of Raymond Tibbetts to April 12.
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Ohio Supreme Court Rules Tyrone Noling Can Pursue DNA Testing Appeal in Long-Running Death Row Innocence Case
(Columbus, Ohio, December 21, 2016) Today, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of death row prisoner Tyrone Noling, clearing the way for Mr. Noling’s pursuit of DNA testing and results to prove his innocence. At issue in Ohio v. Noling was a state law allowing non-capital defendants to appeal denials of requested DNA testing, while denying death […]
Ohio Follows National Trend of Historic Lows in New Capital Indictments
Use of the death penalty fell to historic lows in Ohio and across the United States in 2016, according to year-end statistics on capital punishment released today by the Death Penalty Information Center.