State v. Crawford

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4892

Syllabus

The trial court properly dismissed defendant's postconviction petition for relief asserting ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court was not required to hold a hearing or appoint counsel before dismissing the petition because defendant did not present substantive grounds for relief. The arguments he raised could have been raised on direct appeal by his new counsel and were not supported by evidence outside of the trial record.