COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The state Parole Board recommends mercy for an obese death row inmate based on claims raising doubts about his legal representation, not about his weight.
Attorneys for inmate Ronald Post say claims that he confessed to the 1983 slaying of a motel clerk have been falsely exaggerated and are questioning how his original lawyers handled his no contest plea.
The ruling did not address Post's claim that he is so obese he can't be humanely executed. He weighs about 450 pounds.
Attorneys for inmate Ronald Post say claims that he confessed to the 1983 slaying of a motel clerk have been falsely exaggerated and are questioning how his original lawyers handled his no contest plea.
The ruling did not address Post's claim that he is so obese he can't be humanely executed. He weighs about 450 pounds.