STATE v. OTIS

No. 94-1794.

73 Ohio St.3d 39 (1995)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Tuhbs Jones, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Karen L. Johnson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Lee Otis, pro se.


Per Curiam.

Appellant appears to argue that because he had the same attorney at trial and on direct appeal, the attorney had a "conflict of interest" in raising claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Appellant does not identify any specific instances of ineffective assistance. Therefore, his argument seems to be that, whenever a defendant retains counsel on appeal, he or she is entitled to a finding of ineffective counsel per se because there ...

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