The Sixth District Court of Appeals held court at the Wood County Courthouse Wednesday morning hearing only two cases.
By coincidence, both were Wood County cases.
Judges Mark L. Pietrykowski, Stephen A. Yarbrough and James D. Jensen heard appeals court filings on the cases of Calvin Neyland Jr. and Jason Rybarczyk.
Neyland was convicted for the murder of two people in Perrysburg Township at Liberty Transportation in 2007. Neyland, formerly of Findlay, was convicted of both murders in October of 2008 and received the death penalty.
His case was being appealed on the grounds of ineffective counsel for the failure to uncover mental illness in his family as well as the defendant's mental illness which was displayed by his "disorganized thoughts" and actions including his handwriting and phone calls while Neyland was housed at the Wood County jail.
By coincidence, both were Wood County cases.
Judges Mark L. Pietrykowski, Stephen A. Yarbrough and James D. Jensen heard appeals court filings on the cases of Calvin Neyland Jr. and Jason Rybarczyk.
Neyland was convicted for the murder of two people in Perrysburg Township at Liberty Transportation in 2007. Neyland, formerly of Findlay, was convicted of both murders in October of 2008 and received the death penalty.
His case was being appealed on the grounds of ineffective counsel for the failure to uncover mental illness in his family as well as the defendant's mental illness which was displayed by his "disorganized thoughts" and actions including his handwriting and phone calls while Neyland was housed at the Wood County jail.
