Martin v. Ohio
Martin v. Ohio | |
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Argued December 2, 1986 Decided February 25, 1987 | |
Full case name | Earline Martin, Petitioner v. Ohio |
Docket nos. | 85-6461 |
Citations |
107 S. Ct. 1098; 94 L. Ed. 2d 267; 1987 U.S. LEXIS 933 |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia |
Dissent | Powell, joined by Brennan, Marshall (in full); Blackmun (as to Parts I and III) |
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
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
- List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court
References
- 1 2 3 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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