Thanks for posting.
It says NOTICE OF APPEAL (NOA) this notice must be filed in 30 days for George to be able to submit his actual appeal - called a Direct Appeal.
At any rate.....Down the road......
Be on the lookout on Twitter (MSM journalists) to see if anyone posts George's actual DIRECT APPEAL
so we can all see on what grounds he is appealing. Should be interesting.
I will have to research if the State will pay indigent inmates for any appeals after their first Direct Appeal.
Often times inmates have a difficult time accepting a life sentence and think they are going to get out eventually. It's a mental-emotional process they have to go through, some never totally accept it.
George is likely getting through his current situation by convincing himself he has a chance to reduce his sentence somehow through an appeal. Maybe he thinks he can get a new trial.
Once he reaches the end of his appeal road (expect an article saying George Wagner lost his appeal) then he will have to come to grips with his life sentence.
After conviction, you have the right to appeal your case to the Court of Appeals and be represented by an attorney. There is a strict filing deadline.
opd.ohio.gov
Direct Appeal
Every person convicted of a crime in Ohio has the right to appeal that criminal conviction to a higher court – this appeal is often called a direct appeal. The court must provide an indigent defendant with an attorney to represent them on a direct appeal.
The direct appeal is triggered by the filing of a Notice of Appeal (NOA). The NOA must be filed within 30 days of the filing of the judgment entry of sentencing and conviction in the trial court. If the NOA is not filed within that time, a defendant no longer may appeal as of right and must request permission from the Court of Appeals to appeal. This is often called a delayed appeal.