Ohio Supreme Court considers veteran's sentence

Ohio Supreme Court considers veteran's sentence
Toledo Blade
BY JIM PROVANCE
BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF
March 12, 2014

COLUMBUS — An Iraq War veteran convicted of shooting at Oregon police officers deserves “one fair shot” to have his post-traumatic stress disorder considered in his sentence, his attorney told the Ohio Supreme Court today.

But some justices questioned whether the 27-year sentence he received would be any different if they sent the case back to Lucas County Common Pleas Court for resentencing even under an amended law now requiring such a diagnosis to be considered.

The court did not immediately rule.

Jeffrey Belew served three years with the Marines, including one year in Iraq in 2008.
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