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State v. Lester

Citations

  • 41 Ohio St. 2d 51
  • 322 N.E.2d 656
  • 70 Ohio Op. 2d 150
  • 1975 Ohio LEXIS 421

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  • noting that where a trial court denies a petition for postconviction relief without holding a hearing, \the court is required to make and file findings of fact and conclusions of law as to the reasons for dismissal and as to the grounds for relief relied upon in the petition\
  • if a postconviction claim “could have been fully litigated in an appeal, the court can No. 25AP-616 9 summarily dismiss the claim as barred by res judicata”
  • “If the trial court finds, on the facts of a case, that a petitioner’s claim was fully litigated at trial or upon appeal, or that the claim could have been fully litigated in an appeal, the court can summarily dismiss the claim as barred by res judicata.”

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Judges: Brown, Celbbrezze, Corrigan, Herbert, Neill, Steen

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