Legal Opinion

State v. Childs

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 1968No. 40810PublishedCited by 245 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBRown, J.

The defendant raises four questions of law, which are as follows:

1. The delay in appointment of counsel denied the incarcerated defendant a fair trial by allowing the memories of his alibi witnesses to grow dim before the preparation of his defense could begin.

2. The erroneous admission of an out-of-court statement by an alleged co-conspirator which implicated the defendant in one of the charged offenses denied the defendant a fair trial by depriving him of the opportunity to confront and cross-examine his accuser.

3. The charge to the jury on alibi relieved the state of the duty of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by245 opinions

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