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STATE v. COOPER

No. 06CA4.

170 Ohio App.3d 418 (2007)

2007-Ohio-1186

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. COOPER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Lawrence County.

Decided March 13, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Cline & Co., L.L.C., and Richard A. Cline, for appellant.

J.B. Collier Jr., Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jeffrey M. Smith, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

HARSHA, Judge.

{¶ 1} William Cooper appeals his convictions for murder and felonious assault. First, Cooper contends that he was denied a fair trial because the trial court omitted a jury instruction on the defendant's burden of proof in establishing his self-defense claim. We agree that the trial court should have instructed the jury on the burden of proof that was required of the defendant under R.C. 2901.05(A) to establish that he acted in self...

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