Ohio Supreme Court· 1/9/2002

State v. Barnes

Citations

2002 Ohio 68
94 Ohio St. 3d 21

Syllabus

Criminal law — Defendant asserting self-defense cannot introduce evidence of specific instances of a victim's conduct to prove that the victim was the initial aggressor — Evid.R. 404(A) and 405, construed and applied.

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stating that felonious assault is not the lesser included offense of attempted murder because it is possible to commit the greater offense without committing the lesser offense
i.e. the error did not affect Askew's substantial rights

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Judges: Cook, J.

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