@[email protected] to [email protected] • 3 months agoOhio court: It’s up to drivers, not prosecutors, to prove they weren’t illegally texting behind the wheelwww.cleveland.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down111
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkOhio court: It’s up to drivers, not prosecutors, to prove they weren’t illegally texting behind the wheelwww.cleveland.com@[email protected] to [email protected] • 3 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareXhieronlink5•3 months agoNope. Affirmative defense burden of proof is on the accused. See, for example, ORC Section 2901.05. Ohio’s not my jurisdiction, but that’s exactly how this works. Source: Lawyer here.
Nope. Affirmative defense burden of proof is on the accused. See, for example, ORC Section 2901.05.
Ohio’s not my jurisdiction, but that’s exactly how this works.
Source: Lawyer here.