STATE v. PORTER

No. 102257.

61 N.E.3d 589 (2016)

2016-Ohio-1115

STATE of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Brian E. PORTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

March 17, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Tobik , Cuyahoga County Public Defender, By: Jeffrey Gamso , Sarah E. Gatti , Assistant Cuyahoga County Public Defenders, Cleveland, OH, for Appellant.

Timothy J. McGinty , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Ryan J. Bokoch , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cleveland, OH, for Appellee.

Before: E.T. GALLAGHER, P.J., STEWART, J., and BLACKMON, J.


{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Brian Porter ("Porter"), appeals from his convictions following a jury trial. He raises seven assignments of error for review:

1. The trial court's instruction on self-defense wrongly required Porter to prove that his fear was caused by the actions of the persons he...

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