In Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 34615, Sam Sheppard appealed the Eighth District Court of Appeals decision in Case No. 23400. That case was a direct appeal of his conviction and raised issues concerning change of venue, motion for continuance, publicity, sufficiency of evidence, conduct of the trial, errors in jury instructions, errors in jury empaneling, and errors in evidentiary rulings. The Ohio Supreme court reviewed the asserted errors and affirmed Sheppard's conviction, with two judges dissenting.
In Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 34616, Sheppard appealed the Eighth District Court of Appeals decision in Case No. 23551. In that case, Sam Sheppard asserted that he should be granted a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, namely the forensic investigation of Dr. Paul Kirk. The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed this case, finding no debatable constitutional question was involved.
Sheppard filed a direct appeal of his conviction to the United States Supreme Court (United State Supreme Court Docket Number 352). The Supreme Court denied certiorari and declined to hear the case.
Several years later, Sheppard filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus with the Ohio Supreme Court in Case No. 35777. The Court dismissed the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 34615 and 34616 (1955/56)
Appendix to Brief of Appellant: Motions for Leave to Appeal, Opinions and Journal Entries of the Court of Appeals, William J. Corrigan, Fred W. Garmone, and Arthur E. Petersilge
Assignments of Error and Brief of Defendant-Appellant, William J. Corrigan, Fred W. Garmone, and Arthur E. Petersilge
Brief of Appellee on the Merits #34615, Frank T. Cullitan, Saul S. Danaceau, and Gertrude Bauer Mahon
Brief of Defendant-Appellant on the Merits and Constitutional Question #34615, Paul M. Herbert; Gordon K. Bolon; Joseph S. Deutschle, Jr.; William J. Corrigan; Fred W. Garmone; and Arthur E. Petersilge
Motion to Dismiss Appeals as of Right and Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss and Opposing Motions for Leave to Appeal, Frank T. Cullitan, Saul S. Danaceau, Thomas J. Parrino, and Gertrude Bauer Mahon
Opinion - State v. Sheppard, 165 Ohio St. 293 (1956), James Finley Bell
Reply Brief of Appellant on Motion for Leave to Appeal and Appeal as of Right, William J. Corrigan, Fred W. Garmone, Arthur E. Petersilge, Paul M. Herbert, and Russell E. Leasure
Reply-Brief of Defendant-Appellant on the Merits, Paul M. Herbert; Gordon K. Bolon; Joseph S. Deutschle, Jr.; William J. Corrigan; Fred W. Garmone; and Arthur E. Petersilge
State of Ohio v. Sheppard, 164 Ohio St. 428 (1956), No. 34616, John M. Matthias
Supplementary Brief of Defendant-Appellant, Paul M. Herbert, Russell E. Leasure, and Arthur E. Petersilge
U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 352 (1956)
Brief in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, Sheppard v. Ohio, Supreme Court of U.S., Frank T. Cullitan, Saul S. Danaceau, and Gertrude Bauer Mahon
Sheppard v. State of Ohio (U.S. Ohio 1956) [Denial of Petition for Writ of Cert], Justice Felix Frankfurter
Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 35777 (1959)
State ex rel. Sheppard, Answer Brief of Relator, William J. Corrigan, Fred W. Garmone, and Arthur E. Petersilge
State ex rel. Sheppard, Supplemental Answer Brief of Relator, William J. Corrigan, Fred W. Garmone, and Arthur E. Petersilge
State ex rel. Sheppard v. Alvis, 170 Ohio St. 551, 167 N.E.2d 94 (1960), Carl V. Weygandt
