No. 17-6232October Term 2017Decided Mar 19, 2018
Glen Campbell, Petitioner v. Ohio
The Supreme Court did not take up Campbell's case, leaving Ohio's no-review rule in place for him.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Mar 19, 2018
- What it's about
from the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County.
Question presented
Whether Ohio can prevent appellate courts from reviewing a sentence of life without parole imposed for murder.
- Case path
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County / Decision released Mar 19, 2018
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Briefing
What it's about
Glen Campbell asked the Supreme Court to review an Ohio rule that blocks appeals of life-without-parole sentences for murder. The Court declined review, so it did not decide that legal question and the Ohio result stayed in place.
Impact
This leaves Ohio defendants facing life without parole under the same appellate limits the state court applied. For example, a person given that sentence for murder may be unable to get an Ohio appeals court to review it.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. The lower-court result remains in place in Campbell's case.
What was Campbell asking the Supreme Court to review?
He challenged Ohio's rule barring appellate review of a life-without-parole sentence for murder. He wanted the justices to hear that issue.
Who is most affected by the Court's decision not to take this case?
People in Ohio who receive life without parole for murder are most affected. The lower court's reading leaves them without this kind of sentence appeal.
What happens next in Campbell's case after this Supreme Court action?
Nothing more happens at the Supreme Court in this docket action. The Ohio lower-court result stays in place.
Decision
What the Court decided
The Supreme Court did not take up Campbell's case, leaving Ohio's no-review rule in place for him.
Impact
This leaves Ohio defendants facing life without parole under the same appellate limits the state court applied. For example, a person given that sentence for murder may be unable to get an Ohio appeals court to review it.
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- Jul 2, 2026
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