State v. Stiggers

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 2359

Syllabus

Appellant failed to demonstrate he received ineffective assistance of counsel. The amount of mitigation evidence presented at sentencing and counsel's decision not to object to evidence of a prior assault amounted to trial strategy. Counsel's decision not to file a motion to suppress did not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel where the filing would have been futile as statements appellant made to law enforcement were voluntary and appellant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights. Finally, counsel's decision not to seek a second competency evaluation did not amount to ineffective assistance where there was no indication that a second examination would have resulted in a different conclusion.