State v. Redmond

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 3404

Syllabus

Petition for postconviction relief R.C. 2953.21 abuse of discretion ineffective assistance of counsel effective cross-examination trial preparation right to testify. The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied the petitioner's petition for postconviction relief without a hearing. The petitioner failed to present credible evidence outside the record establishing a triable issue of fact as to whether his trial counsel was deficient and whether any deficiency prejudiced him. The trial court found that the self-serving affidavits submitted by the petitioner and the petitioner's mother were not credible, and this finding was within the trial court's discretion. Judgment affirmed.