Legal Opinion
State v. Rivers
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided January 13, 1977No. 35402PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDay, P. J.
Defendant-appellant, John C. Rivers (defendant), was indicted on May 29, 1975, for involuntary manslaughter, in violation of R. C. 2903.04. He was found guilty of committing the crime charged during the commission of an aggravated assault, by jury verdict on October 10, 1975. He filed this appeal October 14, 1975.
Testimony at trial was conclusive that it was defendant’s shot which fatally wounded one Walter Willis at the Square Bar in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 18, 1975. Defendant claimed, however, that the shooting was an accident.
Defendant was part owner of the Square Bar; decedent Walter…
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