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Ohio court: It’s up to drivers, not prosecutors, to prove they weren’t illegally texting behind the wheel (www.cleveland.com)
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[–] xhieron@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Nope. Affirmative defense burden of proof is on the accused. See, for example, ORC Section 2901.05.

Ohio's not my jurisdiction, but that's exactly how this works.

Source: Lawyer here.