State v. Jones, 07 Ma 81 (3-17-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant William Jones appeals the decision of the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court which denied his petition for post-conviction relief on the grounds that he failed to satisfy the statutory requirements for successive petitions. He contends that the court should have considered his filing to be an amended petition rather than a successive petition. In the alternative, he argues that he satisfied the requirements for a successive petition. For the following reasons, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

{¶ 2} On January 6, 2006, a jury…