State v. Butts

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 665

Syllabus

Petition for postconviction relief abuse of discretion convictions for sexually oriented offenses ineffective assistance of counsel decision to not present expert testimony trial strategy. Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's petition for postconviction relief based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Counsel's decision to not present the defense's expert witness, whose report contained potentially damaging opinions for the defense and, in some respects, corroborated the state's case, was trial strategy.