Document Type
Post-Trial Motion
Date
January 3, 1955
Case Title
State v. Sheppard, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. 64571
Box Number
20
Item Number
24
Keywords
Judge Edward Blythin, court document, opinion, change of venue, publicity, motion for continuance, sufficiency of evidence, conduct of the trial, errors in jury instructions, errors in jury empaneling, evidentiary rulings, prosecutorial misconduct, errors in charges before jury
Abstract
Judge Blythin overruled Sam Sheppard's motion for a new trial filed 12/23/54 and supplemental motion filed 12/24/54. The defendant's motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence is not addressed in this opinion; this opinion addresses 40 grounds for a new trial including: pretrial publicity, denial of a change of venue, presence of the press in the courtroom, substitution of a juror, errors in jury instructions, and denial of a motion for continuance.
The transcript of the hearing on these motions can be found at Volume 12 of the 1954 Trial Transcript, beginning at page 7033.
Recommended Citation
Blythin, Edward J., "Memorandum on Motion for New Trial, 1/3/55" (1955). 1954-1955 Post-Trial Motions and Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeal. 5.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sheppard_eight_district_1950s/5
