STATE v. SIMPSON

No. 2019-1769.

172 N.E.3d 97 (2020)

164 Ohio St.3d 102

2020-Ohio-6719

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. SIMPSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Gmoser , Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, and John C. Heinkel , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Repper-Pagan Law, Ltd., and Christopher J. Pagan , for appellant.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , Solicitor General, and Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Patrick T. Clark , Charlyn Bohland , and Rachel Troutman , Assistant Public Defenders, urging reversal for amicus curiae Office of the Ohio Public Defender.


{¶ 1} Appellant, Roger Simpson, asks this court to revisit the standard that Ohio courts of appeals must apply when considering App.R. 26(B) applications for reopening. He asks that we require appellate courts to apply the factors set out in Mapes v. Tate, 388 F.3d 187, 191 (6th...

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