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Ohio Rev. Code § 2953.84 (2026)

Statutory post-conviction DNA testing not exclusive

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The provisions of sections 2953.71 to 2953.81 of the Revised Code by which an offender may obtain postconviction DNA testing are not the exclusive means by which an offender may obtain postconviction DNA testing, and the provisions of those sections do not limit or affect any other means by which an offender may obtain postconviction DNA testing.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: State v. Apanovitch (Slip Opinion), 2018-Ohio-4744, 121 N.E.3d 351.
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State v. Apanovitch (Slip Opinion), 2018-Ohio-4744, 121 N.E.3d 351. · cites it 4× “" This argument relies principally on R.C. 2953.84, which provides: The provisions of sections 2953.”
State v. Reed, 2024-Ohio-5412. · cites it 8× “The State contended that R.C. 2953.84 was “limited and vague” and that courts should still require an applicant to prove that the DNA testing would be outcome determinative prior to granting any such request for testing.”
State v. Widmer, 2013-Ohio-62. · cites it 2× “77, which now contains the language in R.C. 2953.84 that, The provisions of sections 2953.”
State v. Gavin, 2022-Ohio-3027, 195 N.E.3d 226. · cites it 4× “He further argues that R.C. 2953.84 provides that R.C. 2953.71-81 “do not limit or affect any other means by which an offender may obtain postconviction DNA testing.”
State v. Spaulding, 2018-Ohio-3663, 119 N.E.3d 859. “72(A) because R.C. 2953.84 provides other means apart from R.”
State v. Emerick, 2011-Ohio-5543. · cites it 2× “71 specifically states that an “application” under the postconviction DNA statute means a request “for the state to do DNA testing on biological material.”
State v. Lucas, 2012-Ohio-2826. “{¶9} It is true that R.C. 2953.84 specifically states that: [t]he provisions of sections 2953.”
Widmer v. Warden, Corr. Reception Ctr. (S.D. Ohio 2023). · cites it 2× “§ 2953.84. Although this section provides no alternatives, nor examples of other means to be granted testing, Widmer argued that his postconviction request for victim DNA testing could fall under this catch-all.”
Ryan Widmer v. Jossette Okereke (6th Cir. 2025). “” Ohio Rev. Code § 2953.84. Section 2953.21 further allows courts to authorize “any .”
Commonwealth v. Tanner (Mass. 2026). “§ 651 -D:2(VII) ("Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the circumstances under which a person may obtain DNA testing or other post-conviction relief under any other provision of state or federal law"); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2953.84 ("The provisions .”
State v. Andrews, 2019-Ohio-1771. “The trial court erred by implicitly denying appellant’s request for DNA testing under R.C. 2953.84 without explaining its reasoning.”
State v. Riley, 2026-Ohio-1453. “See R.C. 2953.84 (“[S]ections 2953.71 to 2953.”
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