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STATE v. MESSENGER

No. 2021-0944.

216 N.E.3d 653 (2022)

171 Ohio St.3d 227

2022-Ohio-4562

The STATE of Ohio v. MESSENGER.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 21, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Gary Tyack , Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Seth L. Gilbert , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Carpenter, Lipps & Leland, L.L.P., Kort Gatterdam , and Erik P. Henry , Columbus, for appellant.

Steven L. Taylor , urging affirmance on behalf of amicus curiae, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.

{¶ 1} Recent legislation now dictates that when a defendant presents a claim of self-defense in a criminal case, the state has the burden of disproving that self-defense claim beyond a reasonable doubt. This discretionary appeal from the Tenth District Court of Appeals involves...

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