State v. Henry

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5333

Syllabus

ASSAULT — SELF-DEFENSE — BURDEN OF PROOF — MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE: Defendant's conviction for assault was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence where the State met its burden to show that defendant was not provoked when he punched the victim in the face; testimonial evidence reflected the victim had not attempted to strike or otherwise interact with defendant, and the victim had his back to defendant when defendant turned him around and punched him in the face.