State of Ohio v. Matthew Nicholson, Case No. 2019-1787
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Matthew Nicholson appeals his convictions and death sentence for two September 2018 murders in Cuyahoga County. Nicholson was living with his girlfriend, America Polanco, and her 17-year-old son and 19-year-old daughter at Polanco's Garfield Heights house. Nicholson shot the teenagers to death while they stood in the driveway.
Individuals facing the death penalty in the state receive an automatic appeal to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
January 11, 2023