GrooviGirl, apparently the chances of the state hearing an appeal for him are really low. His team would have to prove there were procedures violated by the jury and prosecution which is really rare.

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Only thing I have seen as a possibility for appeal (it might even have been here--I can't remember) is if the jury created evidence that was not introduced in the trial by bringing the tub in and trying to reinact the events.

I don't know whether that is enough. It doesn't seem to be. I think I would have hung the jury, but I wasn't there. There seemed more than enough reasonable doubt to me.

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I think some of the jurors caved under pressure. As long as they can live with it, so can I.

Wow, Lucy. I  was just reading about the appeal process and you are correct. It looks (to me only and opinion only) that the only way he could appeal is by getting a new lawyer and showing his defense was insufficient.

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An appeal for this case would be filed in the 12th District Court of Appeals located in Middletown.  The party filing the appeal, the appellant, would file its Motion for Appeal and there's a lot of paperwork to be sent with it, including a transcript of the trial which is obtained from the court reporter.  A briefing schedule would be given to the appellant and appellee.  The judges (usually three of them on the appeal) will read through everything and render a decision based on the arguments of the briefs and the trial transcript.  If a request for oral argument is filed and granted, each side has 15 minutes to state their case.

You can read about the appeal process here:

http://www.twelfth.courts.state.oh.us/default.asp?page=rules

originally posted by mama211

I would say that the  with the exception of the one or 2 folks on here that actually knew this couple, the jury has more knowledge on the FACTS presented than we do. Its easy for us to sit on the sidelines and judge.  For anyone of us to declare we know for sure he was innocent or guilty just doesn't even matter.

Those sitting on the sidelines without even seeing crime scene photos, hearing the full testimony, not knowing Ryan Widmer's background and still  feeling he is innocent and condemning the jury and the prosecution are really sad,  

No one was out to get Ryan Widmer.  Warren County is not filled with a bunch of stupid yahoos who prosecuted the case or sat on the jury and misinterpreted facts of the case. 

originally posted by GrooviGirl

Wow, Lucy. I  was just reading about the appeal process and you are correct. It looks (to me only and opinion only) that the only way he could appeal is by getting a new lawyer and showing his defense was insufficient.

 

 

originally posted by DPBizzyBee

I think some of the jurors caved under pressure. As long as they can live with it, so can I.

If you read the interview by the juror who is talking no juror felt good about a guilty verdict but they all felt he was guilty after weighing the evidence.

He SO TOTALLY did it. 

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