State v. Wilson

Citations

• 237 N.E.3d 179
• 2024 Ohio 776
• 174 Ohio St. 3d 476

Syllabus

Criminal law—R.C. 2901.05—Affirmative defenses—Self-defense—Ineffective assistance of counsel—Appellant produced evidence that tended to support claim that he had acted in self-defense, and he was therefore entitled to a self-defense jury instruction—Trial counsel was prejudicially ineffective by failing to request a self-defense jury instruction—Court of appeals' judgment reversed and cause remanded to trial court.