Ohio S.Ct.Prac.R. 7.02

(A) Filing

In a jurisdictional appeal, unless otherwise provided in Rule 7.01, the appellant shall file a

memorandum in support of jurisdiction with the notice of appeal.

(B) Page limitation

(1) Except in postconviction death-penalty cases, a memorandum in support of

jurisdiction shall not exceed fifteen numbered pages, exclusive of the table of contents, the

signature block, and the certificate of service.

(2) In a postconviction death-penalty case there is no page limit for the memorandum

in support of jurisdiction.

(C) Parts of the memorandum

A memorandum in support of jurisdiction shall contain all of the following:

(1) A table of contents, which shall include numbered propositions of law

arranged in order;

(2) A thorough explanation of why a substantial constitutional question is

involved, why the case is of public or great general interest, or, in a felony case,

why leave to appeal should be granted;

(3) A statement of the case and facts;

(4) A brief and concise argument in support of each proposition of law.

(D) Attachments

(1) A date-stamped copy of the court of appeals ’ opinion and judgment entry being

appealed shall accompany the memorandum in support of jurisdiction. However, if a

delayed appeal has been granted or if a copy of the court of appeals’ opinion and judgment

entry has been attached to a motion for stay, then a date-stamped copy of the court of

appeals’ opinion and judgment entry is not required to accompany the memorandum in

support of jurisdiction. For purposes of this rule, a date-stamped copy of the court of

appeals’ judgment entry shall mean a copy bearing the file stamp of the clerk of the court

of appeals and reflecting the date on which the court of appeals filed its judgment entry

with its clerk under App.R. 22.

(2) In postconviction death-penalty cases, the appellant shall also attach the findings of

fact and conclusions of law issued by the trial court or a notice that no findings of fact or

conclusions of law were issued by the trial court.

(3) The appellant may also attach any other judgment entries or opinions issued in the

case, if relevant to the appeal. The memorandum shall not include any other attachments.

(E) Refusal to file

Except as otherwise provided in Rule 7.01(A), if the appellant does not tender a

memorandum in support of jurisdiction for timely filing along with the notice of appeal,

the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall refuse to file the notice of appeal.