State v. Nichols

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1515

Syllabus

ASSAULT — SELF DEFENSE — AT FAULT: Defendant's conviction for misdemeanor assault must be reversed because the State failed to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant was not at fault in creating the affray where surveillance footage showed that defendant was not at fault as it corroborated defendant's testimony that she attempted to diffuse the situation as a peacekeeper when she was brought into the affray.