State v. Rice

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 4172

Syllabus

App.R. 26(B) application for reopening, trial counsel's decision to call witness to testify. The applicant has failed to establish that he was prejudiced by the failure of appellate counsel to argue on appeal that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call a codefendant as a witness. Trial counsel's decision whether to call a witness falls within the rubric of trial strategy and will not be second-guessed by a reviewing court.