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Relator,

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800 Jacksext StreetToles7o, OH 43624

CLERK AF CQURTSUPREME COURT QF.QHIO

ORIGINAL

11-1185

JUL 1`1 201i

CLERK OF COURTSUPREME COURT OF OHIO

IN.. R`fOF013I0

STATE OF OHIO, ex rel. SEAN SWAIN, CASE NO.

Relator, An Original Action in Writ ofMandamis

vs.

THE SIM DISTRICT COURT OF APPMSFOR ERIE G , OHIOt

R .n ent.

. TITION FOR WRIT OF MA2IDAMFSS

Relator sew ,, in propria per: seeking issuance of a Writ

of Mandamus lin5 Respondent Sixth District Court of Appeals for Erie

Coauaty, Ohio to petfom a cl ear legal duty to issue ju t upon Relator's

g pleadinp filed February 24, 2011 in Erie 0o ty Case Numb E-95®011.

Relator

1. Relator Sean Swain is an adult citizen of the United States imprisoried in

the State of Ohio since 1991, currently confined at Mansfield CorrectiOnal

a state facility, in mawfield, itiohland Gou<tty, Ohio.

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2. Respondentdent Sixth District Court of Ap s for Erie Co unty, Ohio is an

inferior court to the Supreme Court of Ohio established by the Ohio Constitution

and situated in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.

LeMl-Claims

-3. Eelator Sean Sssa^m; ^as W-cleara^ r^t'y` o^^^o D^ ^^', EesPo ent_

Sixth District Court of A. s to wit: the rendering of judgment upon Relator's

pending qaleadings filed Febrnary 24, 2011 in E-95®011, a duty that

Respondent has not p f. ®

4. Relator Sean swain has no plain mid adequate r in the ordinary

course of law in which to cm performance of tlais clear legal duty.

22. ,. .t s Facts

5. Relator filed on February 24, 2011, "Ap .1l .t's Request for Leave

Pursuant to App. R. 14(B) to Seek En ®mReconsideration After the .iratiomm of

the Proscribed Showing of Ectra. . . Gir, es," attached as

Exhibit A. aad, "Appellant's Request for Fha Banc Reconsideration Pursuant to App.

R. 26(A)(2)," attached as h bit B.

6. Res, .. . t has not provided ` t after more than one hundred (100)

days, exceeding the reason ..1e time for disposition of such matters.

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WHEREFORE, ba . e... u . . the foregoing, Relator Sean

issuance of awrit of mandamus against Respo. .t.

prays for the

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I was wrongfully aorvv-ictc-d of Aggravated Murder on Dc-cember 4, 1991. Mywrongful conviction was reversed October 29, 1993. Prior to re6trial,, I filed aMotion to Suppress Any f^on®^ecorded Statements Ab%.egeally Made by the ^coused toPolice Officers, September 9, 1994. On November 16, 1994, >iagistrat^ GeorgeHowe3 ls ra^wd upon tl-Lis motiorn, He is^uie:^ no findings of i:ac-t nor conclusions ofI ^^ 4^^ t4- court's ^^^iew .

I was timreafter re-convicted and appealed Ty wtongful. conviction. Afterbriefs were filed ^^ oral arguments hiid, and ^n..ile my appeaL was

the -ot of appeals ^.^i^.e€ Thesof a ^^^^^ p .. rs^^.^^t ^^112 t31aLo, App. 3d 413 (July 12p E9036). In ^.^

.of Ohio v aj SmithSer ,. .

case, a motion to suppress to Magistrate G^rg^.^rs^r^I^s9 ^^ issued no fia^3iips of fact nor e.^za^4.^.us^,ons of 12^ g^r the trial.,.cour'm•.`s review. Ve m^, lst of appeals held tksat magistrates ar>A wataiout authorityto rule upsar. motions to suppress ara-i bar-ause of the irregular prusczss employed,it anoun¢ed to preiard^c-ial, error

I was identically-situated to the appellant in i,^.s^ sr^^.tt°=. ET^aes^ ^r case wasdecided ca^ze week later, the co^srt. of ap^°,^ls° ;aa^ s ^at^ k1ings were notapplied to my case I was denied the protection ot esta ... a preQeeRen

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t?? 'iiltS App. 3d 552 669 KOM 92 2io App. 3d 413 (Chln

p a9'^6)Na. E.«95m11 (July 39f^i^.^Tt6T41p^.n,o2."p. \ 1^`r6^)t 363 U.S.

ST:TV. Rrr OF "F€E ISSUE P-^qF5E1'MD FUR RFl

After Defenda..^t-aA elYant's briefs and

d appeal, a ^eparat

112 f7ni^ App. 3d 413

k rationally

pushed Swainn Swain

ST,k ;F OF THE CASF

ted and tried for Aggravated Murder and Murder. C-eonvz.r-t.ede he

ents Allegedly - ° de by the Accused to Police O£f ir-ers . The court refe-rred the

not provide Swain the becOefa t Oa the S+__S S;aorste 1-tolcailvs

precedent.

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^it^^ Diane Cd^c^w and her two young suns.In 1991, Swa^.^a 1?s^e ^. ^.sc an apartment

Andrew Crouch was the €atner of her }aotmger so?°€m Ors Apr%1. 20, 1991, tbi.cv* and

Crouch aagtaed over child visitation; Ciocach made threats and Chiow snFormed Crouch

she nor the el-tildr^ would be at the residence if la^ ^^se to ccme.

Siea^s.a^ was alone l.s agsart^n^it when Crouch arrived, breaking open tM door

and announcing he would find and kill Swain. Suain attempt

with Crouch, cft made a move as if to draw a gun a

atid fatally stabbed Crczzzh. He t ^ caAl.ed 911.

nva.ction reversed, he retu

matter to Magistrate George ^owel1.s. the November 16,1994, the magistrate denied

Swaar°^

e z-Lad, but

Coeart renderp-d a decision in State v.

ater, another panel of this Court did

o the trial court for re-trial.

On September 9, 1994, Q^wain fileA a Motiran to Suppress Any Non-Recorded

suing no firy3ings of far-t r,or, cezmlus».CMI's of law for the trial

review .

^,^ _ , j -_ - ^$ -F^a^^ Er^l , ^^a^^.n' a ^aebsal ^a^ ected to ^ce ^atrm -lu-tion _o-

kad rqoved to suppress.

Swain was re-convicted and ^ppeas.ed. After his briefs were

hald, a different penel of this coasrt rendered a decision in S°•date v. Semajj rma.th§

oluo App, 3d 1413 (July 12, 1996r , d^.^.idmng sua sa nte t^ast 29

$es are without authorgtg to rule on motions to ^uppresso

One week later, Swain's corviction was affir€se^z th-, sua s atte holdings of

se.^asi Sa^aiteg were ^sc^t a^liec^. ^:o ';is case t^^kfl '°le ^z< ;.r e-,t^e,;:llF ;^a.te^te to t^^

appellant in ier^.^ Swain filed av AppUca;:ion fob Rer-onwiderat.i.oul denied om

..^ait,°s fail^a^°e to prove i.^ffs^tive assista^e fco^^sel.

Pursuant to AfcFadden v Cleveland State Uni^ersit,, 120 Maio St. 3d 54, 896

Idu.U 672 (2008), Swain ;°ecgue:rts en banc reconsideration, present

e,rg e t:

Sa g SDECISl€A IN STATE V . SWAINa C' ; Z N S T A T E V. S

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3. THIS CO s SP .:, ., Sl.D - , TITN

,^ S DECISIONS

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I. THIS COU_T'S DZNG.S IN 5T:

1pacESSARY ^S S1

. l^°^ EN ^3C . ^^;dSlDE"^?^.^ON_tS^Atff dk MR°tlaY OF 1I"M a-MT'S DECISIONS

State v. Semaj Smith, 112 Ohio App. 3d, 413 (July 12, 1996), the State

granting of a wtion to dismiss by the Erie County Court of Comwn

cleas. In that appeal, the State raised two assi- n. .ts of error, neither of

wtaic..h challenged the authority of aCrim. R. 19 magistrate to rule upon tzDtions

to suppress. This Court, sua s^^^onte, applied the holding;s of State v. CiaSaris

(1995), 107 Ohio App. 3c3. 551, 669 N.E.2d 92, to determine that a Grin., R. 19

imbwevet, tlzis Court c4i.stinguisheel Smith from gMa-ris, given the °°unusual

e was wi.fnwut authcsity to rule upon eaat:ions to suppress.

procedure" employed, Smith® 112 C3. ►io App. 3d @ 416. I3n7.ike tqe situation in

^zagzaris, the magistWate in Smith issued no firAings nor conclusions of

Filed Octo'ber i3 k99^^ It appears this application was ^r^nstra^ec^ as a €eques^.

V SWAIN CO^`L1'S ^^b°^ THIS ^: . r"S

>-for re-opening, App. R. "G(B), a-tid was denied on that tasis ..

law for trje tp.ial court's rev3eiI, thereafter, it was the trial jadge uiiO aclopted

ta.'le magistrate's decision, abserit cie.i^ea.°minative infozmata.on. Id.

saaal, procedure constituted prejcu3ie.ial- error. Id.

thae wee'e, later, this Court decided atate: unrej*xte.d,

9-GI2. Swain originated fran the sam Yfi" court. In Swair., Iappellar^t y s

to su as refeVred to e magistrate as in Smith. Just a5 in

sam f'asrzusaral pro °d Eg was employed wiiereby the magistrate rul

to suppress but i•ssa*d no findings 40£ fact nor ccacaclusic

trial court`s revie,4. trial, the tOs.al }udge adopted

. h n Appe21ast ° S tri -A coaarasel

^d waed to suppress, the following

Without determinative irafo

it.;E^E C^tl^T4 All rizht< It was Ore^.leii, that ok>,^^tiorr,

remins Overruled .Cu„ GI"sITACRE: Tk•arak. yau.TY.-iEMMta, thw bench coxrEe0ence cozecluded..

:ftecorci of Re-Trial, p. 56€3 @ 23-p. 569 {^ 23.

rtest^^^y }^'IIN COURT: Okay. And any comments on that, Mr. flaxter?

[Prosec.utmr3 ^'.. l^s, t^'+: I don't th.irsk ttie Court iieeds r_ay cssmments On

eaersted to tsae ^ur.y.be

- jr^sferme Counsel;TAC#tF may we approach?

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EwtSon

sini

csn the

; law for the

«^rlCyYS ^^a 9 y me . . C^^t ou are tlii.nkiag ora this isam, but I just1 s

to presez^re it ft^r t;^ reco^. ^ae would mtjmt to any atat tshavecsncerna:rS the umecor<l:ec^ testimony, the rscma.-recoraied statementa,, inour opinion, are obtained in violation of L^ai'enaiarit Ys rights r.eFd" the4th 5th, 14tb.^z Amendmer^ts to the United States ODnsta.tutiean Article I,S20ions 10, 14 and 16 of the Gcnsstitut3.on of the State df Ohio. 'Iheproper way he siwuid. 'nave. done t^a.^1s was to re^.carG3 the inte.rvse^^(inaudible) in the .. ^#oac¢, azd sO we would as.k tt-at no tion-reaorcied

court adm}atect the magistrate`s

ruling, identical ta the "unusual pi'ocedute" employed in Smith.

° Yet, l^eing entically-situated to the a^el^an^ 3.^ °^t§r; was-

provided the 'Dmefit of the sua stonte holdings of that precedent decided one

vieek prior t^appeal. Further, when Pd1` on notice that the ksoldings 0f

e not applied in this case, this Court determined, "On ctireat appea

apgellate co,.nsei. alleged error in ene tRi.k court g s ewident:tary

includin those first raised in Sca^^n's euo^.s.can to su ress,°` St^te^a^nQ ^^se

Fjo. ^.-95-a^11, ^^ececz^b:r 4, 1996, ursepOrted,2. ...asis S. 'I^teis, caxi direc^

a.^eal, Swain met ever^- requirement Eo'l- this Cotztt to a:^aPlYits suo. nte

Ins,ldingu °an o this case.

court of arTeals decisions a-re applicable precedel't unless and amta.l

they are formally overrulee_'` g^c^^^exa v Clevelani. State Jniverssty, 120 flnio

St. 3d' 54, 896 N.N.2d 672, 1415. '11vss, Seu

appeal was decided. Swaia was eii

"All court o£ aVpeals Opini.ons

as d.eened appresPr

still applicable preceden

^^^^^de-m

5e.aD Swaiia is

one panel of tlaOs Court sua v nte set gareCa-cleret in Srnitn^. Ano'ther panel

failed to apply that p^^edent one week later ubm deciding Swain"-s direct

appeal, thoug^t. Swain`s ceunsel raised iss4 with the motion trs suppress. Af teW

Swain brought the 5mitit pr^deLit to this C.csurt's sttentior;, tl-r- benefit of that

precedent was still not pVrosriAed to Swain. As a c€srasbqaaenc.e; Swain remins

wroxsgfully-c€amricted of a crirae for vATich he is actuall.yt. denied trip-

equal kaencfit of established precedent. Reconsideration en barr is tEto- oxily

available remdy available to Seaain to challeisge this coraflict vjhict°x rend4s

questionable this C.ourt`s integrity as an izsstitastion,pettpetuating a las.k of

^•nu^ty z. ;r. sLecis^.o€^s__ the very situation t^t,ty - -^ui cii^co^°a..a,^ _ _

reeor,sid.eN^atiog^s en ba^ is designed to prevent. See, Uraitec^ States of f^raerir^ v.

(10,60): 363 J.S. 685, 689°905 quOtirsg tiaris,

33anc (1954), 14 F.R.D. 91, %.

r s§iret*49. al ta t'ne '

9° be cited as legal authority and weighted

L. Ct It TteL, s.'^. 4^L^), As such S,.zitta is

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cca^rs€ON

Xie f vregaing, A7p1lant "e;zn Swain reqz?c

^s CoartRs decisions inre:ons:i3eatian en b^zra to resolve the ccsnf ^. . .t tet^aee^a ti^^

Sta",:e v. Srith, 112 O-=io App. ;^d 413 (July 12, 1996) and State v. Swain, E-95°

t?11 (July 1.9, 290-5) g ssnreported; et. seq.

^^ar, Swain, krfx-llentMagn Reg. A243-205YANCIP.O. BOX 788Mamfie5.dg OR 449E31

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