State v. Williams

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2674

Syllabus

Self-defense shooting manifest weight of the evidence defendant at fault in creating the situation. The state presented evidence that showed, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant was at fault in creating the situation which gave rise to him shooting the victim three times. The defendant went to victim's house, got a gun out of his truck, and shot the victim. The jury was free to not believe the defendant's testimony that the victim put a gun to the defendant's head.