No. 19-7982October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Penland v. Ohio
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a petitioner seeking review of a decision by the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Hamilton County, alongside a request to proceed without paying court fees.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a petitioner seeking review of a decision by the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Hamilton County, alongside a request to proceed without paying court fees.
Question presented
1. Whether the trial court's failure to provide a jury instruction on the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter violated the Petitioner's rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution? 2. Whether the Petitioner was denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution when trial counsel failed to request a jury instruction on the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter?
- Case path
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Hamilton County / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology