Herbert, J. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that he bore the burden of proving the affirmative defense of self-defense by a preponderance of the evidence, this being in violation of B. C. 2901.05(A) 1 and of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. We agree that the trial court’s instruction was erroneous and not in conf…
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