Understand your loved one's case. Identify possible legal issues. Discover potential paths back to court.
Upload criminal case records and receive an AI-powered educational post-conviction assessment focused on Ohio law — issue-spotting, remedy eligibility, and research considerations to investigate.
Second Look AI is not a law firm. Educational analysis only — not legal advice.
How it works
Four steps to a post-conviction assessment
- Step 1
Create the case file
Enter defendant, court, charges, sentence, and key actors.
- Step 2
Upload records
Indictment, transcripts, discovery, appellate briefs and opinions — PDF, DOCX, or images.
- Step 3
Run AI analysis
Issue-spotting, remedy eligibility, procedural barriers, research assessment.
- Step 4
Download the report
A professionally formatted assessment ready for family, advocates, or attorney review.
Capabilities
Purpose-built for Ohio post-conviction work
Every finding links back to the underlying record. No fabricated citations. No invented facts.
Document intelligence
OCR and extract entities from indictments, transcripts, discovery, and appellate opinions.
Ohio remedy analysis
Evaluates App.R. 26(B), R.C. 2953.21 & 2953.23, Crim.R. 33, judicial release, habeas, and more.
Constitutional issue-spotting
Brady, Giglio, IAC, confrontation, due process, sentencing errors, and cumulative error.
Procedural barriers
Res judicata, waiver, procedural default, timeliness, and successive-petition restrictions.
Investigation plan
Missing records, public-records requests, expert consults, and witness leads ranked by impact.
Research considerations
Potential issues grouped by how well the record supports them and which procedural questions they raise.
The report
A comprehensive post-conviction assessment
Each report is professionally formatted with an executive summary, issue analysis, remedy eligibility, research assessment, research considerations, and an investigation plan.
- Executive Summary & Procedural History
- Constitutional Issues (Brady, Giglio, IAC, more)
- Ohio remedy eligibility (App.R. 26(B), 2953.21, Crim.R. 33, habeas)
- Procedural barrier analysis
- Records gap analysis & public records recommendations
- Categorical research assessment of record support
Trial counsel did not challenge the state's fingerprint expert whose methodology has since been questioned. Appellate counsel omitted a preserved Confrontation Clause claim. Delayed App.R. 26(B) and R.C. 2953.21 merit consideration…
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when ready.
Free
Try Second Look AI on one case.
- • 1 active case
- • Limited uploads
- • Research assessment + issue count
- • Preview report
Premium
Full post-conviction toolkit.
- • Unlimited cases & uploads
- • Full constitutional issue analysis
- • Remedy & barrier analysis
- • Research considerations & investigation questions
- • Full PDF report export
FAQ
Common questions
Is Second Look AI a law firm?+
No. Second Look AI provides educational legal information and analysis only. It does not provide legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Which state does Second Look AI cover?+
Version 1 focuses exclusively on Ohio post-conviction law. Additional states will be added in future releases.
Who can use Second Look AI?+
Family members of incarcerated individuals, self-represented inmates, advocates, innocence organizations, and (in future versions) attorneys.
Are my records private?+
Yes. Records are stored in an encrypted private bucket with row-level security. Only you can access your case files.
This platform provides legal information and educational analysis only. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Users should consult a licensed attorney regarding legal matters.