State v. Garcia-Toro

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1761

Syllabus

State v. Murnahan; App.R. 26(B)(1); application to reopen; good cause. Application to reopen appeal from judgment of conviction and sentence denied where applicant did not demonstrate good cause for filing after the 90-day deadline. This court affirmed applicant's convictions and sentence for aggravated murder and attempted murder more than six years before the application was filed. Applicant argued that good cause existed for the late filing because he was unaware of the 90-day deadline for an application to reopen, he did not have reasonable access to a library, and appellate counsel continued to represent him after his conviction was affirmed. In prior cases, this court has found each of these circumstances did not demonstrate good cause for a late-filed application to reopen.