STATE v. BENTON

No. 70-545.

27 Ohio St. 2d 87 (1971)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. BENTON, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Simon Leis, Jr., prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Leonard Kirschner, for appellee.

Messrs. Beers & Colegrove and Mr. Donald F. Colegrove, for appellant.


STERN, J.

The question presented is whether a convicted indigent defendant, who was not represented by counsel after his conviction during the period in which a notice of appeal could have been filed, may in a postconviction proceeding raise contentions that he was not informed of the procedure by which to appeal, and of his right to court-appointed counsel for such an appeal.

R. C. 2953.21(A) states:

"Any person convicted of a criminal offense or...

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