State v. Ford

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 2180

Syllabus

State v. Murnahan, App.R. 26(B), application to reopen appeal, ineffective appellate counsel, R.C. 2901.11, R.C. 2901.12, personal jurisdiction, venue, course of criminal conduct. Application to reopen appeal from judgment of conviction is denied, where applicant did not show that a genuine issue existed as to whether appellate counsel was ineffective for not raising objections to personal jurisdiction and venue. Applicant's convictions arose from \a course of criminal conduct\ where his actions furthered the same purpose and involved the same modus operandi. Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas consequently had personal jurisdiction over the applicant and was an appropriate venue, despite the conduct underlying several of his convictions having occurred in other counties. Applicant also raised no objections based on venue or the court's jurisdiction over his person prior to pleading not guilty and proceeding to trial. In so doing, he submitted to the court's exercise of jurisdiction over him and waived the assignment of error he now proposes.