俄亥俄州汉密尔顿县辛辛那提市检方11月4日称辛顿重审动议无法律依据
11月4日，俄亥俄州汉密尔顿县检方在普通诉讼法院提交书面回应，称被告小罗德尼·辛顿要求重审的动议没有法律依据，法院不应受理。据《辛辛那提问询报》报道，检方表示，辛顿律师提出的重审理由基于一名陪审员在审判结束后在律师面前所说的话，而俄亥俄州法律禁止法院接收或考虑陪审员关于评议过程的陈述或证词。检方因此请求法院驳回重审动议，不安排听证。
辛顿的律师克莱德·贝内特二世和詹姆斯·博根此前提出，所谓陪审员不当行为侵犯了辛顿不得自证其罪的宪法权利和获得公正审判的权利，并请求法官安排庭审听取相关问题。辛顿因2025年5月杀害汉密尔顿县警长副手拉里·亨德森被判谋杀罪、两项鲁莽杀人罪和两项重罪袭击罪成立，面临15年至终身监禁的量刑。陪审团同时宣告他被控的两项最重罪名——可判终身监禁不得假释的加重谋杀罪——不成立。检方在11月4日的回应中坚持认为，现有动议所依据的材料在法律上不能作为重审理由，案件应按既定程序进入量刑阶段。
（来源：《辛辛那提问询报》）
Ohio Prosecutors Say Hinton's New-Trial Motion in Hamilton County Has No Legal Basis, in November 4 Filing
On November 4, Hamilton County prosecutors filed a written response in the Court of Common Pleas arguing that Rodney Hinton Jr.'s motion for a new trial has no legal basis and cannot be considered by the court. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that prosecutors said the motion rests on what one juror allegedly said in the presence of Hinton's attorneys after the trial ended, and that Ohio law prohibits a court from receiving or considering juror statements or testimony about the deliberation process. They asked the court to deny the motion without a hearing.
Hinton's attorneys, Clyde Bennett II and James Bogen, have argued that alleged juror misconduct violated Hinton's constitutional right against self-incrimination and his right to a fair trial, and asked the judge to schedule a hearing. Hinton was convicted of murder, two counts of reckless homicide and two counts of felonious assault for the May 2025 killing of Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson, and faces 15 years to life in prison. The jury acquitted him of the two most serious charges, aggravated murder counts punishable by life without parole. Prosecutors maintain the material behind the motion cannot legally support a new trial and that the case should proceed to sentencing.
(Source: Cincinnati Enquirer)
来源：《辛辛那提问询报》
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图片来源：图：辛辛那提汉密尔顿县法院。Warren LeMay 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati. By Warren LeMay, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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