Ohio Appt.Coun.R. 3.03

(A) Requirement

Prior to appointment as trial co-counsel for an indigent defendant in a capital case

pursuant to Appt.Coun.R. 5.02, an attorney shall obtain certification from the

Commission on Appointment of Counsel in Capital Cases.

(B) Qualifications

An applicant for certification under division (A) of this rule shall meet all of the

following qualifications:

(1) Possess at least three years of criminal litigation experience in Ohio courts

of common pleas or criminal appellate experience in Ohio courts of appeals or the

Supreme Court;

(2) Possess at least one of the following qualifications:

(a) Experience as trial co-counsel in one murder or aggravated murder

trial in the ten years prior to making application;

(b) Experience as trial lead counsel in one first or second-degree

felony jury trial in the five years prior to making application;

(c) Experience as trial lead or co-counsel in at least two felony jury

trials in a court of common pleas in the five years prior to making

application.

(3) Comply with the general certification requirements of Appt.Coun.R. 3.01;

(4) Comply with the training requirements of Appt.Coun.R. 4.01.