Saturday, February 20, 1999
Key dates in Wilford Berry case
Nov. 30, 1989: Wilford Berry kills his employer, baker Charles Mitroff Jr., during a robbery in Cleveland. Arrested a few days later in Kenton County driving Mr. Mitroff's van.
Aug. 13, 1990: Mr. Berry convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to death.
April 1991: Mr. Berry refused to meet with public defender's office after it was appointed to represent him in appeals.
Oct. 21, 1993: State appeals court upholds conviction and death sentence.
June 28, 1995: Ohio Supreme Court upholds conviction and sentence. Mr. Berry wants no further appeals.
Sept. 12, 1995: Ohio attorney general's office asks Ohio Supreme Court to appoint psychiatrist to evaluate Mr. Berry's competence to waive further appeals.
Jan. 22, 1996: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal of the conviction and sentence.
June 22, 1997: After three days of hearings, trial judge determines Mr. Berry was competent to waive appeals.
Dec. 3, 1997: After hearing arguments from public defender, Ohio Supreme Court affirms that Mr. Berry remained competent to waive appeals. Schedules an execution for 9 p.m. March 3.
Feb. 19, 1998: Mr. Berry's mother and sister, with public defender as lawyer, challenge in federal court the standard used to determine Mr. Berry's competency.
Feb. 27, 1998: Federal Judge Algenon Marbley rules the state incorrectly followed the standard and issues a stay of execution. Judge wants a new competency procedure. State appeals.
March 2, 1998: Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati schedule oral arguments for March 24 — three weeks after scheduled execution date.
March 3, 1998: Execution postponed.
May 22, 1998: Three judges of the appeals court throw out the stay of execution.
Nov. 23, 1998: Ohio Supreme Court sets execution for 9 p.m. Feb. 19.
Feb. 3: Parole board recommends against clemency.
Feb. 4: Judge Marbley denies stay of execution.
Feb. 5: Public defender asks appeals court to issue a stay of execution pending hearing.
Feb. 18: Appeals court rejects stay of execution. Ohio Supreme Coury rejects separate appeal. Gov. Bob Taft rejects call for clemency.
Feb. 19: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to consider appeal. Berry executed.
BERRY DIES SILENTLY
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