Ohio Court of Appeals· 9/30/2025

State v. Smith

Citations

2025 Ohio 4556

Syllabus

Trial court committed plain error in failing to instruct the jury how to apply its finding on Smith's defense-of-another affirmative defense. The remaining assignments of error and the state's sole cross-assignment of error are rendered moot. Judgment reversed and cause remanded for a new trial.

Judges: Leland

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Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Strickland v. Washington
Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
State v. Long
Ohio Supreme Court· 1978-02-15· cited 3,848×
United States v. Dominguez Benitez
Supreme Court· 2004-06-14· cited 2,402×
State v. Barnes
Ohio Supreme Court· 2002-01-09· cited 2,256×
State v. Comen
Ohio Supreme Court· 1990-04-18· cited 614×
State v. Williford
Ohio Supreme Court· 1990-03-14· cited 541×
State v. Myers (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court· 2018-05-17· cited 173×
State v. Thomas (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court· 2017-10-04· cited 87×
State v. Wenger
Ohio Supreme Court· 1979-06-13· cited 84×
State v. Gideon (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court· 2020-12-31· cited 73×
State v. Brunson
Ohio Supreme Court· 2022-12-05· cited 45×
State v. Drain
Ohio Supreme Court· 2022-10-19· cited 40×
State v. Aekins
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2023-02-02· cited 18×
Sanders v. Fridd
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2013-09-30· cited 7×
State v. D.W.
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2019-06-04· cited 5×
State v. Solt
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2023-08-10· cited 5×
State v. Taylor-Hollingsworth
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2020-01-30· cited 3×
Columbus Pros. Office v. J.M.
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2023-09-29· cited 2×
State v. Roundtree
Ohio Court of Appeals· 2021-10-28· cited 1×

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