STATE v. CALHOUN

No. 98-1627.

86 Ohio St.3d 279 (1999)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Coulson, Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, and Julie Mitrovich King, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

R. Paul LaPlante, Lake County Public Defender, and Vanessa R. MacKnight, Assistant County Public Defender, for appellee.


LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

We are called upon to answer three questions. First, must a trial court, when considering a postconviction relief petition, accept the affidavits presented as true? Second, did the trial court err in dismissing defendant's petition for postconviction relief on the allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel without holding an evidentiary hearing? Third, were the trial court's findings of fact and conclusions of law adequate to...

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