Legal Opinion

State v. Ayers

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided November 19, 2009No. 91847PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melody J. Stewart, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, David Ayers, appeals from a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas order denying his second application for deoxyribonucleic acid (“DNA”) testing pursuant to R.C. 2953.71 et seq. Ayers presents two assignments of error challenging the trial court’s finding that his application for DNA testing is barred by res judicata and further fails to meet the statutory require*170ments for acceptance. Finding merit to the assigned errors, we reverse the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} In 2000, a jury convicted Ayers of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Blakemore v. BlakemoreOhio Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. State v. PerryOhio Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Grava v. Parkman TownshipOhio Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  5. State v. HaydenOhio Court of Appeals · 2012

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