Case Title: State v. Chubb

Citation: 1995-Ohio-10

Docket Number: 19950227

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1995-08-16T00:00:00Z

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The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Chubb, Appellant.                                
[Cite as State v. Chubb (1995),        Ohio St.3d       .]                       
Appellate procedure -- Application for reopening appeal from                     
     judgment and conviction based on claim of ineffective                       
     assistance of appellate counsel -- Application denied when                  
     applicant fails to establish good cause for failing to                      
     file his application within ninety days after                               
     journalization of the appellate judgment as required by                     
     App.R. 26(B)(2)(b).                                                         
     (No. 95-227 -- Submitted April 24, 1995 -- Decided August                   
16, 1995.)                                                                       
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No.                   
93AP-172.                                                                        
     Appellant, Creedon D. Chubb, was convicted of rape,                         
abduction and burglary.  Appellant was sentenced to from ten to                  
twenty-five years' imprisonment for rape, from four to ten                       
years' imprisonment for abduction and to one-and-a-half years                    
imprisonment for burglary.  The court of appeals affirmed the                    
convictions and sentences.  State v. Chubb (Oct. 19, 1993),                      
Franklin App. No. 93AP-172, unreported.  Appellant then                          
appealed to this court.  We denied leave to appeal and                           
dismissed appellant's claimed appeal of right for lack of a                      
substantial constitutional question.  State v. Chubb (1994), 69                  
Ohio St.3d 1427, 631 N.E.2d 638.  It is undisputed that on                       
September 12, 1994, Chubb filed with the court of appeals an                     
application to reopen his appeal under App. R. 26(B), alleging                   
ineffective assistance of his appellate counsel.  The court of                   
appeals denied the application, finding no good cause for                        
appellant's filing of the application over seven months after                    
the ninety-day deadline required by App. R.26(B)(2)(b).                          
Additionally, the court of appeals found that the speedy-trial                   
claim underlying appellant's ineffective-counsel claims lacked                   
merit.  Appellant appeals the denial to this court.                              
                                                                                 
     Michael Miller, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and                   
Stephen L. Taylor, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.                 
     Creedon D. Chubb, pro se.                                                   
                                                                                 
     Per Curiam.  We affirm the judgment of the court of                         
appeals for the reasons stated in its opinion.                                   
                                  Judgment affirmed.                             
     Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney,                        
Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur.