State v. Reese

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1441

Syllabus

Second petition for postconviction relief overruled by the trial court; R.C. 2953.21; R.C. 2953.23(A); trial court was required to dismiss a successive petition for postconviction relief; Appellant was not unavoidably detained from timely filing his second petition; the evidence Appellant relies on to support his second petition was available prior to the direct appeal and prior to the filing of the first petition; res judicata prevents Appellant from raising matters that were or could have been raised as part of the direct appeal and the first petition; judgment affirmed.