State v. Tiedjen, Unpublished Decision (9-22-2005)

JOURNAL ENTRY and OPINION

{¶ 1} In 1989, a jury convicted appellant, John R. Tiedjen ("appellant"), of murder and the trial court sentenced him to 15 years to life in prison. This court affirmed appellant's conviction and sentence. See State v. Tiedjen (Feb. 7, 1991), Cuyahoga App. No. 57996, appeal dismissed by State v. Tiedjen (1991), 61 Ohio St.3d 1419, 574 N.E.2d 1090.

{¶ 2} Approximately 13 years later, appellant filed a series of postconviction motions with the trial court — one seeking additional discovery, another seeking leave to file a motion for new trial, and yet another seeking to…