State v. Hester

Appellant’s proposition of law No. 1 is as follows:

“R. C. 2953.21(C) provides a mandatory requirement that the dismissal of a criminal defendant’s petition for postconviction relief he accompanied hy findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to such dismissal, which shall he filed with the record of the case.”

We agree.

With regard to postconviction relief, R. C. 2953.21 provides as follows:

“Before granting a hearing the court shall determine whether there are substantive grounds for relief. In making such a determination the court shall consider, in addition to the petition and…