Section 4.04 - Appeal-of-Cases-Training Program Accreditation(A) Training program topicsTo be accredited by the Commission on Appointment of Counsel in Capital Cases, a training program in the appeal of capital cases may include, but need not be limited to, presentations and training in the following areas:
(1) An overview of current developments in death penalty law;(2) Completion, correction, and supplementation of the record on appeal;(3) Reviewing the record for unique death penalty issues;(4) Motion practice for death penalty appeals;(5) Preservation and presentation of constitutional issues;(6) Preparing and presenting oral argument;(7) Unique aspects of death penalty practice in the courts of appeals, the Supreme Court, and the United States Supreme Court;(8) The attorney's relationship with the appellant and the appellant's family;(9) Procedure and practice in collateral litigation, extraordinary remedies, state post-conviction litigation, and federal habeas corpus litigation;(10) The best practices for representation of indigent defendants in capital cases promulgated by the commission pursuant to Appt.Coun.R. 2.02(A)(4).(B) Audio or video presentationsThe commission shall not accredit a training program in the appeal of capital cases that is an audio or video presentation of a recorded training program previously accredited by the commission.
(C) Prosecuting attorneysThe commission shall not accredit a training program in the appeal of capital cases that is offered to full-time prosecuting attorneys.
Ohio R. Appt. Coun. Cap. Cases 4.04