State v. Abdel-Haq

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 554

Syllabus

Evid.R. 608; Evid.R. 404; impeachment; extrinsic evidence. The trial court erred by precluding the defendant from testifying as to the victim's prior conduct for the purposes of establishing the defendant's state of mind as it related to the claim of self-defense and, in addition, erred by precluding the defense from questioning the victim about that prior conduct after the victim opened the door to the question by making a contradictory statement during trial.