OH HB177

Allows a person convicted of a criminal offense to file a motion for a new trial or petition for postconviction relief based on newly discovered evidence that would establish a "strong probability of a different result at trial"

Removes time limits for filing motions based on this new evidence standard, permitting such motions to be filed at any time after the verdict was rendered

Requires courts to hold a hearing within 30 days of the prosecutor's response unless the petition is deemed "patently frivolous" (evidence that, even if true, would not meet the standard)

Permits courts to appoint counsel for indigent defendants filing under the new evidence provision, unless the court finds the evidence patently frivolous

Authorizes discovery under Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure for parties in new trial motions based on newly discovered evidence, with courts required to grant a new trial if the evidence establishes a strong probability of a different outcome