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Does 2003 Amendment to Wrongful Imprisonment Statute Apply to Cases Filed Before That Year?

Dale N. Johnston v. State of Ohio, Case No. 2014-0530

Tenth District Court of Appeals (Franklin County)

ISSUES:

- Was the wrongful imprisonment statute retroactive at the time it was enacted in 1986 and in the following years?

- Was former prisoner prohibited from filing a second wrongful imprisonment claim based on errors in procedure, which was added to the statute in 2003?