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State v. Barton

Citations

  • 2026 Ohio 1758

Syllabus

Ineffective-assistance claim falls short where the trial court declined to order a competency evaluation after the defendant's trial counsel asked for one and where nothing in the record casts doubt on the defendant's competence to enter a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor charge.

Judges: Gormley

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