State v. Williams

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 5398

Syllabus

Defendant appeals dismissal of petition for postconviction relief (PCR). State charged Defendant with felonious assault after he shot at police officers. State offered 14-year plea agreement, which Defendant rejected. Defendant later pled guilty and sentenced to 22 years. In PCR petition, Defendant claimed state committed Brady violation by withholding \material\ evidence, Defendant claimed he would have accepted plea offer if evidence had been disclosed. Defendant filed petition out-of-time. Under limited exception for untimely petitions, Defendant required to demonstrate that but for claimed error, no reasonable factfinder would have found him guilty. Instead, Defendant argued but for discovery violation, he would have accepted plea agreement. Defendant could not establish Brady violation. Brady only required the state to provide evidence favorable to accused. The evidence Defendant claimed the state withheld was inculpatory and aggravating.