STATE v. DOTSON

No. 51732.

31 Ohio App. 3d 200 (1987)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. DOTSON, APPELLEE.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County.

Decided February 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, and Samuel V. Butcher, for appellant.

Peter Onysko, for appellee.


MARKUS, C.J.

The state appeals from the defendant's bench trial acquittal for felonious assault. The prosecutor complains that the court required the state to disprove self-defense before resting, because its evidence raised that issue. Without approving the trial court's analysis, we lack authority to review the challenged ruling.

The state cannot appeal from the trial court's reasons for its decisions, only from the decisions themselves. R.C. 2945.67(A)...

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