Ohio Court of Appeals· 6/18/2026

State v. Pitts

Citations

2026 Ohio 2306

Syllabus

ASSAULT — SELF-DEFENSE — MANIFEST WEIGHT: The trial court did not err in finding that defendant was at fault for creating the situation giving rise to the altercation where the testimony established defendant was the initial aggressor who advanced upon and injured the victim and the court found the victim's testimony to be credible.

Judges: Zayas

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Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

State v. Thompkins
Ohio Supreme Court· 1997-05-14· cited 16,183×
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State v. Ridley
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2022-07-27· cited 20×
State v. Smith
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2021-04-08· cited 11×
State v. Rose
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2024-12-06· cited 9×
State v. Nichols
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2025-04-30· cited 8×
State v. Patterson
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2025-01-30· cited 7×
State v. Smiley
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2025-07-29· cited 4×
State v. Smith
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2026-04-08· cited 1×

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