State v. Davis

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 58

Syllabus

During a bench trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter arising out of appellant's single, lethal punch of another, the trial court did not improperly apply self-defense law in finding appellant did not have reasonable grounds to believe he was in imminent danger of bodily harm. Appellant's conviction was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where appellant's own testimony about his fear of bodily harm was equivocal and undermined by credibility issues, and testimony of an eyewitness undercut appellant's claim of self-defense. Judgment affirmed.