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Ohio Supreme Court· 1/22/1997

State v. Thomas

Citations

  • 77 Ohio St. 3d 323

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  • “[T]he second element of self-defense is a combined subjective and objective test.”
  • “The majority of jurisdictions in the United States have held that there is no duty to retreat when one is attacked in one’s home, regardless of whether or not the assailant has a right to be in the home equal to that of the one being assailed.”

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Judges: Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

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