Statute Requiring Appeals of Denial of Postconviction Relief re. DNA Testing Go to Supreme Court is Constitutional

State v. Noling, 2013 Ohio 1764,  Provision of the DNA testing statute does not violate the Ohio Constitution (Article IV, sections 2(B)(2)(c) and 3(B)(2)) by mandating that the denial of applications for postconviction DNA testing in death penalty cases must be appealed directly to the Supreme Court of Ohio rather than to an intermediate court of appeals.  Docket.  Oral argument previewOral Argument Video.

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