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CLARENCE FRY v. TIMOTHY SHOOP

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 3, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Adam D. Vincent, OFFICE OF THE OHIO PUBLIC DEFENDER, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Trane J. Robinson, OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Adam D. Vincent, Kimberly S. Rigby, OFFICE OF THE OHIO PUBLIC DEFENDER, Columbus, Ohio, Sharon A. Hicks, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Stephen E. Maher, OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; SILER and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland

SUTTON, Chief Judge. A jury convicted Clarence Fry of the aggravated felony murder of his girlfriend, Tamela Hardison. Consistent with the jury’s recommendation, an Ohio trial court sentenced him to death. The Ohio courts affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal and denied his request for collateral relief. Fry petitioned for a writ of federal habeas corpus, which the district court denied. We affirm.

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