State v. Villani

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 1831

Syllabus

Criminal law—ineffective assistance of counsel. Appellant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim lacks merit. Appellant could not demonstrate his trial counsel's actions were deficient or prejudicial when counsel: did not object to statements by the judge, hearsay testimony, or the prosecutor's leading question did not request jury instructions for lesser included offenses did not request the court poll the jury or conceded guilt during opening statement and closing argument