Warren County prosecutors have agreed to give attorneys for Ryan Widmer more time to file an appeal of his murder conviction in the 2008 drowning of his wife, Sarah.
Widmer, 30, who last lived in Mason, was convicted in his third trial on Feb. 15. His first trial ended in a conviction, but the guilty verdict was set aside because of jury misconduct. The second trial ended with a hung jury.
Attorney Michele Berry filed a motion in July asking the Middletown-based Ohio 12th District Court of Appeals to extend its deadline for the appeal to 90 days after the complete record is ready, citing a “highly unusual case” with an “extraordinarily voluminous record” to review.
Prosecutors on Friday agreed to the defense attorneys’ requests. Berry said the court has not yet ruled on the extension, but she doesn’t anticipate problems since the state consented to the request.
Defense attorneys originally had a deadline of Aug. 29. If approved by the court, the new deadline to file an appeal would be Nov. 28.
Widmer, a native of Colerain Township, is serving 15 years to life in Warren Correctional Institution, an Ohio prison near Lebanon.
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