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Ohio Supreme Court Announces Self-Defense Jury Instruction Does Not Require Intent to Harm or Kill Assailant
Loaded on Oct. 1, 2024
by David Reutter
published in Criminal Legal News
October, 2024, page 19
Filed under:
Defenses,
Jury Instructions,
Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence.
Location:
Ohio.
by David M. Reutter
The Supreme Court of Ohio held that a defendant need not “intend to harm or kill another person to be entitled to a self-defense jury instruction.” The Court found error in the lower courts’ ruling otherwise and concluded the defendant’s counsel was ineffective for failing to …
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