Shirilla’s Prison Job Amid Legal Deadlock | Tampa News

Mackenzie Shirilla, serving life for a 2022 fatal crash, just landed a prison job — but her legal team’s latest hope is dashed as Ohio’s Supreme Court shuts down their motion for reconsideration, cementing a lower court’s ruling that her postconviction petition was filed one day too late. Her lawyers blamed a leap-year mix-up and argued she got ineffective counsel for failing to investigate POTS — a condition that might have caused her to black out — but the courts are focused on timing, not the medical claims. With Ohio law requiring petitions filed within 365 days of the transcript’s submission, and hers arriving on the 366th day, the door to reevaluating the case’s core facts remains firmly closed. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://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/001137fb3bb0707e