State v. Grant

Citations

• 223 N.E.3d 1
• 2023 Ohio 2720

Syllabus

Self-Defense Burden of Production Miranda Warnings Custodial Interrogation Waiver Jury Instruction Plain Error Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Other Acts Inextricably Intertwined. Evidence of acts that are inextricably intertwined with the crime charged are not prohibited under Evid.R. 404(B). A defendant carries the burden of production in establishing the affirmative defense of self-defense. If this affirmative defense is successfully raised, the State then has the burden of persuasion. For statements given by a defendant during custodial interrogation to be admissible, the police must have complied with Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). The process of reviewing whether a defendant is in custody at the time challenged statements were made presents mixed questions of fact and law.