Shirilla’s Appeal Denied by Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio’s highest court has shut the door on Mackenzie Shirilla’s final hope to overturn her murder conviction, ruling her late-filed appeal doesn’t meet legal standards — even though she claims she blacked out and didn’t intend to kill anyone. At 17, Shirilla slammed her car into a building at 100 mph, killing her boyfriend and a friend; she was convicted in 2023 and now faces 15 to life. Her lawyers blamed a leap-year miscalculation for the one-day filing delay, but both trial and appellate courts previously rejected her petition — and now the Supreme Court has too. The case, spotlighted by Netflix’s “The Crash,” underscores how Ohio’s high court rarely takes on cases like hers, accepting only about 12% of appeals. With this second rejection, Shirilla’s path to postconviction relief is sealed — and her sentence remains in place. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3b9bba37a4d90f5c