State v. Alexander

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 1198

Syllabus

Sentence judgment of conviction fact of conviction void postconviction relief untimely jurisdiction Crim.R. 32 allocution mitigation hearing appointed counsel presentence investigation prison term. The record and petition do not identify an error that would render defendant's sentences void. Accordingly, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the petition for postconviction relief without holding a hearing. An indigent petitioner has neither a state nor a federal constitutional right to be represented by appointed counsel in a postconviction proceeding.