Cook, J., concurring. Like the majority, I would affirm appellant’s convictions and death sentence. I respectfully disagree, however, with the majority’s conclusion that the aggravating circumstance in R.C. 2929.04(A)(3) requires the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offense for which he sought to avoid apprehension. I The (A)(3) specification requi…
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