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· 5/31/2024

State v. Bierma

Citations

  • 2024 Ohio 2089

Syllabus

Appellant's aggravated burglary and felony murder offenses were dissimilar in import because they resulted in separate, identifiable harms and were also committed separately. Accordingly, those offenses were not allied offenses that should have been merged at sentencing. The trial court's conclusion that the State had satisfied its burden to disprove appellant's self-defense claim beyond a reasonable doubt was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Judgment affirmed. (Tucker, J., concurring.)

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  • the existence of a duty is a question of law and “absent the existence of a duty, no negligence claim can be maintained”
  • reciting elements of negligence cause of action

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Judges: Welbaum

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