State v. Laidlaw

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 168

Syllabus

Felonious Assault; Self-Defense; Manifest Weight of the Evidence; Verdict Form; Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel. The jury did not lose its way in rejecting the defendant-appellant's claim of self-defense. There is no requirement for a separate jury finding or verdict form regarding self-defense. The defendant-appellant's trial counsel was not ineffective in his handling of the verdict forms or in failing to request an instruction on the inferior degree offense of aggravated assault.