State v. Sellars

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 1433

Syllabus

The trial court did not err when it overruled appellant's petitions for post-conviction relief without conducting a hearing. Appellant's speedy-trial argument was barred by res judicata because he did not raise the argument on direct appeal. Appellant waived his additional claim of ineffective assistance of counsel -- claiming that he was promised a sentence of less than ten years but received an aggregate sentence of 20 years -- because he did not raise this issue in the petition filed in the trial court. Appellant's argument that the trial court erred when it denied his request for the release of the transcript of the grand jury proceedings is moot that request related to his speedy trial argument, which is barred by res judicata. Finally, claims alleging the ineffective assistance of appellate counsel are not cognizable in post-conviction proceedings. Judgments affirmed.