State v. McFarland

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5850

Syllabus

Motion for leave to file motion for new trial; newly discovered evidence; new diagnosis; res judicata; party-presentation principle; unavoidably prevented. Trial court violated the party-presentation principle by overruling the defendant's motion on grounds that were not raised by the parties. Denial of motion for leave to file a motion for new trial affirmed where the \newly discovered\ evidence was based on information that was available at the time of trial and could have been discovered with reasonable diligence.