State v. Nalls, 21558 (4-6-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Larry Nalls appeals a decision of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas which overruled his pro se application for post-conviction deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. Nalls filed his memorandum in support of his application for post-conviction DNA testing on September 20, 2004. On November 22, 2004, the State filed its responsive brief. The trial court filed its decision and entry overruling Nalls' application on December 1, 2004, without affording him the right to file a reply to the State's brief. Nalls timely appealed the trial court's decision.

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