STATE v. IRELAND

No. 2017-0344.

121 N.E.3d 285 (2018)

155 Ohio St.3d 287

2018-Ohio-4494

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron O'Brien , Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael P. Walton , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Paul Giorgianni , Giorgianni Law, L.L.C., and Shawn Dominy , Columbus, for appellee.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Eric E. Murphy , State Solicitor, and Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General Michael DeWine.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Patrick T. Clark , Assistant Public Defender, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Office of the Ohio Public Defender.


{¶ 1} In this case, we are presented with the issue whether the defense of blackout is an affirmative defense that must be proved by the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence. We conclude that blackout is an affirmative defense pursuant to R.C. 2901.05(D)(1)(b) and that requiring a defendant to prove this affirmative...

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