State v. Hardman

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 1866

Syllabus

POSTCONVICTION — INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL: The common pleas court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendant's postconviction claims for ineffective assistance of counsel where there was competent, credible evidence supporting the court's finding that trial counsel's performance was not deficient in advising defendant to reject a plea offer and not to testify in his own defense: concerning the plea offer, the evidence demonstrated trial counsel did not misadvise defendant on the applicability of self-defense and properly conveyed the offer concerning the decision not to have defendant testify, the evidence demonstrated that counsel discussed the matter with defendant, defendant acquiesced to counsel's decision, and counsel was able to obtain a jury instruction on the affirmative defense of self-defense without defendant's testimony.