Opinion

State v. Brown

  • 74 Ohio St. 3d 630
  • 1996 Ohio 86
Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Filed
Feb 28, 1996
Status
Published
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 35.0%

The opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 74 Ohio St.3d 630.]

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE v. BROWN, APPELLANT.

[Cite as State v. Brown, 1996-Ohio-86.]

Appellate procedure—Application for reopening appeal from judgment and

conviction based on claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel—

Application denied when no colorable claim of ineffective assistance of

appellate counsel shown.

(No. 95-2183—Submitted January 23, 1996—Decided February 28, 1996)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lucas County, No L-82-297.

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{¶ 1} In September 1982, appellant, Danny Brown, was convicted of

aggravated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The court of appeals

affirmed the conviction and sentence. State v. Brown (Sept. 16, 1983), Lucas App.

No. L-82-297, unreported, 1983 WL 6945.

{¶ 2} It is agreed that in August 1995, appellant filed an application to

reopen his appeal under App.R. 26(B), alleging ineffective assistance of his

appellate counsel. In September 1995, the court of appeals denied his application,

finding that appellant “failed to show a colorable claim of ineffectiveness of

appellate counsel.” Appellant appeals that denial to this court.

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Anthony G. Pizza, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Craig T.

Pearson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Danny Brown, pro se.

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Per Curiam.

{¶ 3} We affirm the decision of the court of appeals for the reasons stated

in its judgment entry.

SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

Judgment affirmed.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, WRIGHT, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and COOK, JJ.,

concur.

RESNICK, J., not participating.

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