State v. Myers

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1303

Syllabus

In this death penalty case, the trial court did not err in granting appellee's motion for leave to file a motion for new trial. However, the court did abuse its discretion in granting a new trial to appellee. The court's decision was based on unsound reasoning, and the court failed to apply correct legal standards. The trial court also failed to follow statutory requirements with respect to appellee's petition for postconviction relief and lacked jurisdiction over it. Judgment granting leave to file motion for new trial affirmed. Judgments granting a new trial and granting relief on the postconviction petition reversed and remanded with instructions to enter judgments overruling the motion for new trial and denying the petition for postconviction relief.