THOMAS v. ARN

No. 81-3242.

704 F.2d 865 (1983)

Maggie W. THOMAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dorothy ARN, Superintendent, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margery B. Koosed, South Euclid, Ohio, for petitioner-appellant.

David Stocker, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Ohio, Lianne L. Santellani, Columbus, Ohio, for respondent-appellee.

Before ENGEL and MERRITT, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 15, 1983.

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Maggie W. Thomas' appeal from the denial of her habeas corpus petition requires us to pass upon the constitutionality of Ohio's statutory definition of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and also requires us to determine whether—at the time of the offense—absence of self-defense was an element of the Ohio crimes of felonious assault and aggravated assault, and...

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