State v. Decker

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 1464

Syllabus

Where trial counsel substantially failed to present a defense despite considerable unanswered questions about the reliability of the evidence against her client and where a lifetime commitment was at stake, trial counsel was ineffective. Because appellate counsel was concomitantly ineffective in conceding his client's guilt and failing to raise trial counsel's inefficacy on appeal, we find on reopening that we must vacate our prior decision and reverse.