State v. Ward

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1606

Syllabus

R.C. 2953.23 does not recognize ineffective assistance of counsel in advising about the right to seek postconviction relief as an exception to the timely filing requirements of R.C. 2953.21. That counsel failed to advise an appellant about postconviction relief does not establish that an appellant was unavoidably prevented from discovering the facts upon which he must rely to present his claims for relief. An appellant has the burden to timely ensure that everything is in the appellate record that the appellant considers necessary to the appeal, including hearing transcripts.