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STATE v. DOVALA

C.A. No. 08CA009455.

2009 Ohio 1420

State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Melissa Dovala, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Lorain County.

Dated: March 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Mahoney, special prosecutor, for appellee.

Barry W. Wilford, attorney at law, for appellant.

DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY

DICKINSON, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

{¶1} A jury convicted Melissa Dovala of murdering a baby who was in her care, and this Court affirmed her convictions on appeal. While her appeal was pending, Ms. Dovala petitioned for postconviction relief. The trial court dismissed her petition because it concluded that her claims were barred by the doctrine of res judicata. This Court reverses in part because some of...

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