United States Sixth Circuit

Evidence that victim had four fatal non-defensive knife wounds precluded lesser-included offense instruction of involuntary manslaughter despite the presence of one defensive wound.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2000
• Decided 08/01/2001
• Published 08/01/2001

Judges

• Before:  RYAN, BOGGS, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph E. Wilhelm (argued and briefed), David H. Bodiker, Pamela Prude-Smithers (briefed), Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, OH, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan R. Fulkerson (argued), Columbus, OH, Claude N. Crowe (briefed), Assistant Attorney General, Cincinnati, OH, for Appellee.