Ohio Supreme Court February 15, 1978, No. 77-174 (State v. Long)

lead-opinion

Herbert, J.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that he bore the burden of proving the affirmative defense of self-defense by a preponderance of the evidence, this being in violation of B. C. 2901.05(A)1 and of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.