STATE v. EL-HARDAN

Appellate No. 24293.

2011 Ohio 4453

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Osama F. El-Hardan, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Second District, Montgomery County.

Rendered on September 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN DANISH , Atty. Reg. #0046639, and STEPHANIE COOK , Atty. Reg. #0067101, by MATTHEW KORTJOHN , Atty. Reg. #0083743, City Attorney's Office, 335 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellee.

GEORGE A. KATCHMER , Atty. Reg. #0005031, 108 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387, Attorney for Defendant-Appellant.


OPINION

FAIN, J.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Osama El-Hardan appeals from his conviction and sentence for Aggravated Menacing. He argues that Ohio's Castle Doctrine, embodied in R.C. 2901.05(B)(1), permitted him to brandish a gun in the parking lot of his business and that his use of the gun to remove a trespasser was not unreasonable. El-Hardan claims that the trial court erred in finding him guilty, because the State failed to prove the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases