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Ohio self defense law challenged by public defender
The chief counsel of Ohio's public defender office asks the U S Supreme Court to rule the self defense burden unconstitutional arguing the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the act was unlawful. The case Earlise Martin v Ohio is set for fall argument and involves a woman convicted of aggravated murder claiming self defense. Separately Joseph Colburn Jr seeks a new trial claiming the law flaws, with Meeks urging a "true man" instruction.
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Columbus
State Public Defender's Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio
Gregory Ayers
Ayers
Carolina
South Carolina
Earlise Martin
Martin
Cuyahoga County
Walter C. Martin Sr
Frank Celebrezze
Ohio Supreme Court
William Meeks
Joseph Colburn Jr
Colburn
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Common Pleas
John Marshall
Meeks