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transferred intent indicates doctrine in Ohio

9 Ohio opinions name it 1 courts 1998–2023 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Ohio courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Mullinsgreen
ohioctapp · 1992 · cited in 8 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 1998–2022
2 sentences

2011Based on the doctrine of transferred intent,2 Searles is criminally liable for his actions towards Gary, even if he did not act knowingly when Gary was shot because Searles acted knowingly when he pointed his gun and shot at Nakia. {¶ 21} Nakia also testified that Searles’s second shot struck him in the hand, the third shot did not hit him, the fourth shot struck him in the side of “The doctrine of transferred intent indicates that where an individual is attempting to harm 2 one person and as a result accidentally harms another, the intent to harm the first person is transferred to the second

2011Based on the doctrine of transferred intent,2 Searles is criminally liable for his actions towards Gary, even if he did not act knowingly when Gary was shot because Searles acted knowingly when he pointed his gun and shot at Nakia. {¶ 21} Nakia also testified that Searles’s second shot struck him in the hand, the third shot did not hit him, the fourth shot struck him in the side of “The doctrine of transferred intent indicates that where an individual is attempting to harm 2 one person and as a result accidentally harms another, the intent to harm the first person is transferred to the second

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Ohio. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
State v. McComb neutral
ohioctapp · 2022
1 sentence

2023Montgomery No. 29111, 2022-Ohio-1423, ¶ 37 , quoting State v. Free, 2d Dist.

12023–2023
State v. Clifton green
ohioctapp · 1972
1 sentence

2007He cites State v. Clifton (1972), 32 Ohio App.2d 284 , 286-287 in support. {¶ 31} "The doctrine of transferred intent indicates that where an individual is attempting to harm one person and as a result accidentally harms another, the intent to harm the first person is transferred to the second person and the individual attempting harm is held criminally liable as if he both intended to harm and did harm the same person." State v. Mullins (1992), 76 Ohio App.3d 633 , 636 , 602 N.E.2d 769 . {¶ 32} In Clifton , a jury found the defendant guilty of manslaughter.

12007–2007

Statutes the citing opinions construe

OH § Ohio Rev. Code § 2901.22 (3) OH § Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.11 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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