State v. Hayes

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1663

Syllabus

Defendant appeals the trial court's denial of his petition for postconviction relief and argues that the trial court erred by relying on the doctrine of res judicata to deny his petition, that his due process rights were violated, and the trial court failed to file separate findings of fact and conclusions of law. On review, defendant's postconviction petition was summary in nature, did not specify the nature of his claims, and did not attach or point to any specific evidence outside the record to support his claims. Moreover, defendant's petition asserted only claims that were known and presented during his trial proceedings without objection. Accordingly, defendant's assignments of error are overruled and the trial court's judgment denying his petition is affirmed.