COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 29, in a case that will determine if a death-row inmate can use a rule from civil law to challenge his sentence.

The legal challenge involves Danny Lee Hill, who has appealed his 1986 conviction for murder. The key question is whether a rule designed for non-criminal lawsuits can be used to challenge the core reason for a court's decision in a criminal appeal, or if it can only be used to correct a mistake in court procedure, like how paperwork was handled.

Hill, who was convicted of the 1985 murder of 12-year-old Boy Scout Raymond Fife in Warren, is trying to have his case reopened. He wants to argue that he should not face the death penalty because he has an intellectual disability.

Hill was 18

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