Legal Opinion
State v. Chase
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1978No. 76-1254PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Neill, C. J.
The trial judge instructed the jury as follows: “In order to establish a defense of insanity the accused must establish that a disease or other defect of his mind had so impaired his reason that at the time of the criminal act with which he is charged either he did not know that such act was wrong or he did not have the ability to refrain from doing that act.”
This charge was erroneous under R. C. 2901.05(A). State v. Robinson (1976), 47 Ohio St. 2d 103, 351 N. E. 2d 88; State v. Meyer, decided with State v. Humphries (1977), 51 Ohio St. 2d 95, 364 N. E. 2d 1354.1 Under the statute, a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by47 opinions
- Chari v. VoreOhio Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- State v. DoranOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. CrossOhio Supreme Court · 1979
- Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
42 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.