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Criminal Law Keyed to LaFave
State v. Shane
Citation:
63 Ohio St. 3d 630, 590 N.E.2d 272 (1992)Facts
The defendant Shane returned to the apartment he shared with his fiancée, Tina Wagner, and woke her up. They went to the bedroom where Shane repeatedly questioned Wagner about her fidelity. When she initially denied being unfaithful, Shane called her a liar. After Wagner eventually admitted to infidelity, Shane became enraged and strangled her to death. The strangulation took between one to five minutes to complete. Evidence showed that Wagner was intoxicated at the time, with a urine alcohol content of 0.27 grams per deciliter. At trial, a psychologist testified about Shane’s personal propensity to be provoked in such a situation. Shane was convicted of murder despite receiving a voluntary manslaughter instruction.
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