plead guilty, The sentence was affirmed and #M his execution was then
delayed for a psychiatric test in which he was ruled sane and a second
time when a riot occurred in the prison on the day set for the execu=
tion, He was finally electrocuted at the Ohio State Prison on Feb, 20,
1953, and he went to his death "in stony silence,"
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plead guilty. The sentence was affirmed and 4M his execution was then
delayed for a psychiatric test in which he was ruled sane and a second
time when a riot occurred in the prison on the day set for the execu-
tion, He was finally electrocuted at the Ohio State Prison on Feb, 20,
1953, and he went to his death "in stony silence,"
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109 NORTHEASTERN (2nd) 39
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plead guilty, The sentence was affirmed and am his execution was then
delayed for a psychiatric test in which he was ruled sane and a second
time when a riot occurred in the prison on the day set for the execu-
tion, He was finally electrocuted at the Ohio State Prison on Feb, 20,
1953, and he went to his death "in stony silence,"
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109 NORTHEASTERN (2nd) 39
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LUCEAR, Marvin
Lucear, a 37-year-old black man, and his wife, Ocie Mae, had worked
hard to purchase their house at 9910 Pierpoint Ave., Cleveland, Ohio,
and to raise their son who had moved south when he reached manhood,
Early in 1951, Mrs, Lucear became ill and, as Lucear subsequently
stated "complained a lot" and the burden was made additionally large
because of KMEX# what he called a tendency of her relatives to "nag
hime" On Oct. 14, 1951, he purchased some odorless rat poison con-
taining arsentc at a local drug store and on October 16 he placed a
quantity of it into Ocie Mae's medicine which he proceeded to adminis~
ter to her on three different occasions, She became violently ill and
was taken to Mt, Sinai Hospital where she died early the next morning,
An autopsy revealed the presence of the arsenic and Lucear was arreste
on October 30, He signed a confession in which he admitted poisoning
his wife and sayiwhg that he did so because he wanted to “put her out
of her misery." At his trial, while the jury was being emaneled, he
withdrew his plea of not guilty and substituted a plea of guilty, re=
questing that he be sentenced by a three judge panel, When they sen-
tenced him to die, the sentence, but not the conviction, was ee
to the Ohio Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County on the grounds that
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| LUCEAR, Marvin
Lucear, a 37-year-old black man, and his wife, Ocie Mae, had worked
hard to purchase their house at 9910 Pierpoint Ave., Cleveland, Ohio,
and to raise their son who had moved south when he reached manhood,
Early in 1951, Mrs, Lucear became ill and, as Lucear subsequently
stated "complained a lot" and the burden was made additionally large
because of KMEX# what he called a tendency of her relatives to "nag
him." On Oct. 14, 1951, he purchased some onorless rat poison con-
taining arsente at a local drug store and on October 16 he placed a
quantity of it into Ocie Mae's medicine which he proceeded to adminis-
ter to her on three different occasions, She became violently ill and
was taken to Mt, Sinai Hospital where she died early the next morning,
An autopsy revealed the presence of the arsenic and Lucear was arrested
on October 30, He signed a confession in which he admitted poisoning
his wife and sayihy that he did so because he wanted to "put her out
of her misery." At his trial, while the jury was being empaneled, he
withdrew his plea of not guilty and substituted a plea of guilty, re-
questing that he be sentenced by a three judge panel, When they sen-
tenced him to die, the sentence, but not the conviction, was pee
to the Ohio Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County on the grounds that
hi d to belive from remarks of the presi
Budeo chat he gaaiacne Sentended to life neorment ta he ign ed
LUGHAR, Marvin
Iucear, a 37-year-old black man, and his wife, Ocie Mae, had worked
hard to purchase their house at 9910 Pierpoint Ave,, Cleveland, Ohio,
and to raise their son who had moved gouth when he reached manhood,
Early in 1951, Mrs, Lucear became ill and, as Lucear subsequently
stated "complained a lot and the burden was made additionally large
because of XMHX# what he called a tendency of her relatives to tag
him," On Oct. 14, 1951, he purchased some oriorless rat poison con-
taining arsente at a local drug store and on October 16 he placed a
quantity of it into Ocie Mae's medicine which he proceeded to adminis=
ter to her on three different occasions, She became violently i11 and
was taken to Mt, Sinai Hospital where she died early the next morning,
An autopsy revealed the presence of the arsenic and Lucear was arrest
on October 30, He signed a confession in which he admitted poisoning
his wife and sayiig that he did so because he wanted to "put her out
of her misery," At his trial, while the jury was being emaneled, he
withdrew his plea of not guilty and substituted a plea of guilty, re-
questing that he be sentenced by a three judge panel, When they sen-
tenced him to die, the sentence, but not the conviction, was appealed
fo the Ohio Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County on the’ grounds that
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