State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Forrest Rupp, Defendant-Appellant.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Mahoning County.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Dated: June 4, 2010.
Dated: June 4, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Paul Gains, Prosecutor, Ralph M. Rivera, Assistant Prosecutor, 21 W. Boardman St., 6th Fl., Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1426, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Melissa M. Prendergast, Assistant State Public Defender, 250 East Broad Street, Suite 1400, Columbus, Ohio 43215, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: Hon. Gene Donofrio, Hon. Cheryl L. Waite, Hon. Mary DeGenaro.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Mahoning County.
OPINION
DONOFRIO, J.
{¶1} Petitioner-appellant Forrest Rupp appeals the denial of his postconviction relief petition by the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. A jury convicted Rupp of rape and the court sentenced him to a maximum ten-year term of imprisonment. The crux of Rupp's argument below and on appeal is that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel.
{¶2} On June 17, 2004, Rupp was indicted for...
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