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On Motion for Continuance of Stay of Execution.
Stay granted pursuant to the new policy of this court that in all death penalty cases, where a motion for stay of execution pending exhaustion of state post-conviction proceedings has been filed, a stay will be granted for a period of six months during which time period a petition for post-conviction relief must be filed. No further time will be granted except in unusual circumstances. Absent such a filing
within said time, period, such stay will expire. If a petition for post-conviction relief has been filed within the time allotted, the previous stay granted shall remain in effect until exhaustion of all state post-conviction proceedings, including any appeals.
Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Locher, Holmes, Douglas, Wright and H. Brown, JJ., concur.
Document Info
Docket Number: No. 85-877
Citation Numbers: 33 Ohio St. 3d 601, 1987 Ohio LEXIS 411, 514 N.E.2d 869
Judges: Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Locher, Moyer, Sweeney, Wright
Filed Date: 10/7/1987
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 11/13/2024