STATE v. CARTER

No. 98CA5.

128 Ohio App.3d 419 (1998)

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. CARTER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Lawrence County.

Decided June 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Collier, Jr., Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jeffery M. Smith, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Charles Houdyschell, Jr., for appellant.1


KLINE, Judge.

Calvin L. Carter appeals his conviction for robbery in the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas. Carter asserts that the trial court prevented him from receiving effective assistance of counsel by summarily denying his request to appoint new counsel. We agree because the trial court failed to make a minimal inquiry into Carter's specific allegations of a complete breakdown of the attorney-client relationship. Additionally, we find a reasonable probability...

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