It explained when people are legally required to retreat in self-defense cases.
That was a critical element of the trial and the jury struggled with the issue. Hawthorne had been charged with shooting and killing her husband, Cleveland Hawthorne, during a confrontation in a vehicle in a church parking lot in 2018 in Canton.
After roughly 25 hours of deliberations, the jurors couldn t produce a verdict and deadlocked 6-6. The trial ended with a hung jury after the panel had considered the factors and circumstances leading up to the shooting death.
The trial was emblematic of how difficult it can be for jurors to reach a consensus in self-defense cases. And jurors across the state will have more to consider in future cases with the new version of Ohio s self-defense law, also referred to as Stand Your Ground.
With a new, $1 million gift, the foundation has provided a total of more than $1.3 million in support of the school's Kramer Law Clinic Center. The money helps establish the law clinic as well as a two-year fellowship for early career attorneys.
Miami University dedicates Nellie Craig Walker Hall after first Black graduate
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Miami University officials dedicated the former Campus Avenue Building as Nellie Craig Walker Hall after the university s first Black graduate. She earned a two-year teaching certificate in 1905.
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By Margo Kissell, university news and communications
Nellie Craig Walker is the first woman of color to have a building named in her honor at Miami University.
Miami University officials on Wednesday dedicated the former Campus Avenue Building as Nellie Craig Walker Hall after the university’s first Black graduate.
The Oxford native graduated from Miami in 1905, having earned a two-year teaching certificate. She became the first Black educator to student-teach in the community’s public schools to a mixed-race class.