I am dubious about the claims that second hand smoke are dangerous, but this case may get me to reconsider my opinion. The solution however may be to ban non-smoking areas.
Attorneys for a man who has been sentenced to death say some members of the jury rushed to judgment because they needed a nicotine fix.
Tuesday the Ohio Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in the appeal of Phillip Elmore, convicted three years ago in the strangling of his ex-girlfriend in Newark.
Elmore's attorneys say that the fact the judge wouldn't let jury members smoke or step outside to smoke led them to make a quick decision.
That's one of 17 allegations the appeal makes. Lawyers for Elmore also say his trial attorneys were ineffective.
Tuesday the Ohio Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in the appeal of Phillip Elmore, convicted three years ago in the strangling of his ex-girlfriend in Newark.
Elmore's attorneys say that the fact the judge wouldn't let jury members smoke or step outside to smoke led them to make a quick decision.
That's one of 17 allegations the appeal makes. Lawyers for Elmore also say his trial attorneys were ineffective.
One case where smoking by others may have really killed a non-smoker
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