Ohio Supreme Court· 4/9/1980

State v. Clayton

Citations

62 Ohio St. 2d 45
402 N.E.2d 1189
16 Ohio Op. 3d 35
1980 Ohio LEXIS 685

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holding that debatable trial tactics and strategies do not constitute a denial of effective assistance of counsel.
concluding that even though lawyer's strategy not to raise a defense was questionable, it had to defer to his judgment
holding that counsel's decision to call certain witnesses is tactical
finding no manifest injustice and no plain error since counsel did not seek a jury instruction on the lesser-included offense.
reviewing for plain error whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct on lesser-included offenses, where defendant’s trial counsel had not raised an objection
even if trial counsel’s strategy is questionable, tactical decisions do not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Brown, Celebrezze, Herbert, Holmes, Locher, Sweeney

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