Title

Defendant's Motion for Preliminary Instruction to the Jury

Authors

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
Marilyn B. Cassidy, Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecutor
A. Steven Dever, Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecutor

Document Type

Davis v. State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CV96-312322

Date

2000-01-31

Box Number

43A

Item Number

111

Keywords

state's filing, jury instructions

Abstract

This document is the State of Ohio’s request to provide specific jury instructions before trial. The jury would hear these instructions at the beginning of the trial so that it may better understand the case. The intended instruction explains the procedural position of the case and reveals that the ultimate issue for the jury to decide is whether Sam Sheppard is innocent of the murder of Marilyn Sheppard.

Comments

See Plaintiff's Brief in Opposition to State's Motion to Exclude Reference to Prior Judicial Proceedings and for Preliminary Jury Instruction

Plaintiff's Proposed Jury Instructions on Historical Testimony

Found moot on 5/30/2000 (after the judgment). See docket.

Recommended Citation

Mason, William D.; Cassidy, Marilyn B.; and Dever, A. Steven, "Defendant's Motion for Preliminary Instruction to the Jury" (2000). 1995-2002 Court Filings. 98.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sheppard_court_filings_2000/98