STATE v. SMITH

No. 93733.

2010 Ohio 4122

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Smith, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: September 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Rein, Leader Building, Suite 940, 526 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attorney for Appellant.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Marc D. Bullard, Assistant County Prosecutor, The Justice Center, 9th Floor, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Boyle, J., Blackmon, P.J., and Cooney, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

MARY J. BOYLE, J.

{¶ 1} Raising a single assignment of error, defendant-appellant, Willie Smith, contends that his convictions should be reversed because his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to obtain a mental health evaluation regarding his competency and sanity. After review, we find Smith's argument lacks merit and therefore affirm.

{¶ 2} In August 2007, the grand jury indicted...

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