State v. Palmer

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2181

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by declining to instruct the jury on self-defense where the record reveals that appellant failed to provide evidence that tends to support he used force in self-defense. In this case, appellant's bare assertion that he was afraid for his life was insufficient to support his claim of self-defense under the circumstances. Furthermore, he used far excessive force in shooting the victim with a firearm in what was a minor altercation involving pushing and shoving. In addition, his conviction for felonious assault with a firearm specification was based on sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.