Martin_v._Ohio

<i>Martin v. Ohio</i>

Martin v. Ohio

1987 United States Supreme Court case

Martin v. Ohio, 480 U.S. 228 (1987), is a criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the presumption of innocence requiring prosecution to prove each element of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt only applies to elements of the offense, and does not extend to the defense of justification, whereby states could legislate a burden on the defense to prove justification.[1]: 18  The decision was split 5–4.[1]: 18  The decision does not preclude states from requiring such a burden on the prosecution in their laws.[1]: 18 

Quick Facts Martin v. Ohio, Argued December 2, 1986 Decided February 25, 1987 ...

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    Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1,


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