LaMarr Wilder's killer acted in self defense, Court of Appeals Rules
After the trial judge heard the testimony and ruled that the person who stabbed LaMarr Wilder to death during a fist fight did not act in self defense, three judges on the Fourth District Court of Appeals decided that the killer acted in self defense. The Court of Appeals pointed out that LaMarr Wilder was about 5' 10" and 240 pounds, but at least one article points out that the person who stabbed him to death was about 6' 2" and 250 pounds (as you can read here). LaMarr Wilder was allegedly punching C.J, as he was known in court records, and C.J. was unable to get up. C.J. was able, however, to get out the pocket knife he was carrying, unfold it, and stab LaMarr Wilder until Wilder's femoral artery was severed. The Court of Appeals said you cannot blame C.J. for not using his fists since he was not in a fist fight before. But C.J. figured out how to use his knife. And the Court of Appeals pointed out that C.J. stopped using his knife once Wilder was no longer able to punch him. Read the decision reversing C.J.'s adjudication of delinquency here, 2011-Ohio-6892.
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