State v. Lewis

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1202

Syllabus

Postconviction relief; R.C. 2953.21(H); findings of fact; conclusions of law; timely petition; collateral civil attack; meaningful appellate review; notice of conceded error. The petitioner's timely petition for postconviction relief triggered the trial court's statutory obligation under R.C. 2953.21(H) to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law when denying relief. Because the trial court's one-sentence journal entry failed to identify the claims raised, the legal standards applied, or the factual bases for its decision, the record does not permit meaningful appellate review of the denial. The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and this matter is remanded for the trial court to enter a new judgment that includes findings of fact and conclusions of law in compliance with R.C. 2953.21(H).