Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1976No. 34857PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJackson, C. J.
On November 24, 1974, Learnas Smith was killed by a bullet fired from his own gun. His wife, Maggie Smith, the appellant .herein, was taken into custody and held by the police for two days without being charged. After a writ of habeas corpus was filed in the Court of Common Pleas, appellant was charged with voluntary manslaughter. Subsequently, on December 18, 1974, she was in-dieted for murder in violation of R. C. 2903.02. The appellant entered a plea of not guilty and a trial was had before a jury.
The state’s theory of the case was that the appellant and her husband had had an argument…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- United States v. Carl Joseph Baller, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- City of Columbus v. MarksOhio Court of Appeals · 1963
- State v. SmithOhio Court of Appeals · 1960
- State v. HegelOhio Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- State v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Goldstein v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- State v. SabbahOhio Court of Appeals · 1982
- City of Lakewood v. PfeiferOhio Court of Appeals · 1992
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