State v. Jones

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Brian Jones, appeals the judgment of the Ross County Court of Common Pleas convicting him of one count of felonious assault and sentencing him to four years in prison. On appeal, Jones argues that (1) the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on aggravated assault and defense of another; and (2) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a jury instruction on defense of another. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} In the early morning hours of July 19, 2015, James Vickery was…