State v. Bender-Adams

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1364

Syllabus

App.R. 26(B); application to reopen; ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; ineffective assistance of trial counsel; aggravated murder; perjured evidence; failure to investigate; manifest weight of the evidence. The court denied an App.R. 26(B) application to reopen based on ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. Perjury is not shown by unsworn statements. Appellate counsel forcefully argued manifest weight of the evidence. The argument that trial counsel was ineffective for failure to investigate relied on too much speculation.