Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2018-08-27 13:23:50.158555+00
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[Cite as State v. Panezich, 2018-Ohio-3429.]

             IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO
                             SEVENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                 MAHONING COUNTY

                                          STATE OF OHIO,

                                          Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                                  v.

                                     CLIFTON J. PANEZICH,

                                        Defendant-Appellant.

                        OPINION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
                                         Case No. 17 MA 0087

                                    Application for Reconsideration

                                        BEFORE:
                  Carol Ann Robb, Gene Donofrio, Kathleen Bartlett, Judges.

                                               JUDGMENT:
                                                 Denied.

Atty. Paul J. Gains, Mahoning County Prosecutor, Atty. Ralph M. Rivera, Assistant
Prosecutor, 21 W. Boardman St., 6th Floor., Youngstown, Ohio 44503, for Plaintiff-
Appellee and

Atty. Percy Squire, Percy Squire Co., LLC, 341 S. Third Street, Suite 10, Columbus,
Ohio 43215 for Defendant-Appellant.

                                        Dated: August 21, 2018
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PER CURIAM.

      {¶1}     On July 16, 2018 Appellant Clifton Panezich filed an application for
reconsideration in State v. Panezich, 7th Dist. No. 17 MA 0087, 2018-Ohio-2812.
      {¶2}     Pursuant to App.R. 26(A) applications for reconsideration must be made
no later than 10 days after the clerk has mailed the judgment to the parties and the clerk
makes a notation on the docket of the mailing. The docket indicates the opinion was
mailed on July 3, 2018 and the notation was made on that same day. Consequently,
the application for reconsideration was required to be filed no later than July 13, 2018.
We have previously explained the three-day mail rule in App.R. 14(C) is inapplicable to
applications for reconsideration. Summitcrest, Inc. v. Eric Petroleum Corp., 7th Dist.
No. 12 CO 0055, 2016-Ohio-3381, ¶ 4, citing Peters v. Tipton, 7th Dist. No. 13 HA 10,
2015–Ohio–3307, ¶ 9.        Therefore the application is late.   Admittedly, App.R. 14(B)
permits a court to enlarge the time to accept an application for reconsideration when
there is a showing of extraordinary circumstances. The application provides no reason
for its tardiness. Therefore, on that basis alone the application can be denied.
      {¶3}     Regardless of its untimeliness, the application provides no basis for this
court to reconsider the earlier decision.      An application for reconsideration is not
designed for use in instances where a party simply disagrees with the conclusions
reached and the logic used by an appellate court. Colfor Mfg., Inc. v. Ohio Civ. Rights
Commission, 7th Dist. No. 16 CA 0912, 2018-Ohio-712, ¶ 2, citing State v. Owens, 112
Ohio App. 3d 334, 336, 678 N.E.2d 956 (11th Dist.1996). Rather, App.R. 26 provides a
mechanism by which a party may prevent miscarriages of justice that could arise when
an appellate court makes an obvious error or renders an unsupportable decision under
the law. Colfor citing Owens.
      {¶4}     All of Appellant’s arguments are disagreements with our logic and
conclusions.    Appellant    raises   numerous    arguments      in   the   application    for
reconsideration. He contends this court could have and should have considered the
transcripts for Appellant’s bond hearings that were a part of the record in previous
appeal number 16 MA 0063. He argues this court incorrectly stated Appellant did not

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appeal the trial court’s denial of the request for inspection of grand jury transcripts. As
part of that argument he asserts he requested a Kastigar hearing and implies that he did
not waive or withdraw that request. Lastly, he argues this court incorrectly dismissed
his habeas corpus petition in case number 16 MA 0163.             Each argument will be
addressed separately.
       {¶5}   As for the bond hearing transcripts, those transcripts were attached to the
appellate brief; however, we struck them from the record. 12/11/17 J.E. Following our
decision, Appellant could have used App.R. 9 to include those transcripts as part of the
record or ask us to reconsider our ruling based on the argument presented in
application for reconsideration.    Appellant did not utilize either of those options.
Accordingly, we will not reconsider our decision to strike the bond transcripts from the
record.
       {¶6}   Appellant states that we incorrectly stated he did not appeal the trial
court’s denial of inspection of grand jury transcripts requested. Appellant had two cases
before this court. The first case was his habeas corpus petition raising an issue with his
bail. Panezich v. Green, 7th Dist. No. 16 MA 0163, 2016-Ohio-7948. That decision did
not address the trial court’s denial of inspection of grand jury transcripts. After the
issuance of our decision in the habeas corpus case, Appellant did file a motion
requesting a copy of the grand jury transcripts and an expedited Kastigar hearing.
Appellant had a case pending with the Ohio Supreme Court at that time. Panezich v.
Green, 147 Ohio St. 3d 1450, 2016-Ohio-7975, 64 N.E.3d 996.                 That case was
voluntarily dismissed by Appellant. Panezich v. Green, 147 Ohio St. 3d 1462, 2016-
Ohio-8162, 65 N.E.3d 767. Neither of the cases before us was an appeal from the
denial of the trial court’s ruling on the grand jury transcripts. Regardless, in our opinion
we addressed the trial court’s order denying inspection of the grand jury transcripts and
concluded such a ruling was correct. Panezich, 7th Dist. No. 17 MA 0087, 2018-Ohio-
2812 at ¶ 35-38.
       {¶7}   Appellant’s argument regarding grand jury transcripts is also intertwined
with his argument concerning a Kastigar hearing. As we explained in our opinion, the
record discloses Appellant withdrew his request for a Kastigar hearing and he waived
any alleged error regarding a Kastigar hearing when he entered the guilty plea. Id. at ¶

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38-39, 49-57. Furthermore, while this court did not decide whether Appellant would
have been entitled to a Kastigar hearing, we did indicate that the agreement appeared
to be guided by contract principles and in that situation an offender is not entitled to a
Kastigar hearing. Id. at ¶ 56.
       {¶8}   Lastly, Appellant argues we incorrectly dismissed his habeas corpus
petition. Effectually, Appellant is arguing our decision in 16 MA 0163 is incorrect. This
application for reconsideration is not the proper place to make that argument.
       {¶9}   In   conclusion, Appellant’s   application is   untimely.     Furthermore,
Appellant’s arguments indicate he simply disagrees with our conclusions. As stated
above, reconsideration is not applicable in instances where a party disagrees with the
conclusions and logic of the appellate court. Accordingly, this application does not
provide a basis for reconsideration of our decision.     Application for reconsideration
denied.

PRESIDING JUDGE CAROL ANN ROBB

JUDGE GENE DONOFRIO

JUDGE KATHLEEN BARTLETT

                                 NOTICE TO COUNSEL

This document constitutes a final judgment entry.

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