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State v. Howard

Citations

  • 2017 Ohio 8742

Syllabus

In self-defense cases, the force used must be no more than is reasonably necessary to repel the threat presented. In this case, because a reasonable jury could have concluded that the defendant continued to fire his gun after the threat had ended, it was not a miscarriage of justice for a jury to have failed to find the defendant acted in self-defense.

Judges: Brunner

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