Ohio Court of Appeals· 2/27/2026

State v. Elston

Citations

2026 Ohio 682

Syllabus

Duhart. By refusing to decide whether to testify, appellant forfeited the right to testify and was properly considered to have exercised his right to remain silent. Trial counsel was not ineffective. Appellant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence.

Judges: Duhart

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Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Strickland v. Washington
Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
United States v. Olano
Supreme Court· 1993-04-26· cited 16,571×
State v. Thompkins
Ohio Supreme Court· 1997-05-14· cited 16,183×
State v. Jenks
Ohio Supreme Court· 1991-07-31· cited 11,342×
Jones v. Barnes
Supreme Court· 1983-07-05· cited 7,925×
State v. Bradley
Ohio Supreme Court· 1989-05-10· cited 7,124×
State v. Long
Ohio Supreme Court· 1978-02-15· cited 3,848×
Harris v. New York
Supreme Court· 1971-02-24· cited 2,903×
Rock v. Arkansas
Supreme Court· 1987-06-22· cited 2,329×
State v. Smith
Ohio Supreme Court· 1997-10-15· cited 2,042×
Yakus v. United States
Supreme Court· 1944-03-27· cited 1,935×
State v. Smith
Ohio Supreme Court· 1985-05-15· cited 1,185×
McCoy v. Louisiana
Supreme Court· 2018-05-14· cited 738×
Brooks v. Tennessee
Supreme Court· 1972-06-07· cited 601×
Parker v. Randolph
Supreme Court· 1979-05-29· cited 590×
State v. Bey
Ohio Supreme Court· 1999-05-19· cited 451×
State v. Childs
Ohio Supreme Court· 1968-04-17· cited 404×
State v. Montgomery (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court· 2016-08-24· cited 291×
State v. Henderson
Ohio Supreme Court· 1988-09-28· cited 259×
State v. Dean (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court· 2015-10-27· cited 243×

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