State v. Cowan

{¶ 1} Today this court must resolve a conflict among the courts of appeals by answering the following question: “Whether a municipal court has jurisdiction to review a petition for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to R.C. 2953.21, where the conviction is based upon violation of a state law.”

{¶ 2} Janice E. Cowan, defendant-appellant, was convicted in 2001 of one count of domestic violence in violation of R.C. 2919.25(A) in the Portage County Municipal Court, Ravenna Division. Cowan filed a notice of appeal with the Court of Appeals for Portage County. In May 2001, Cowan also filed a…