Case Title: State v. Johnson

Citation: 1996-Ohio-309

Docket Number: 19960576

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1996-08-21T00:00:00Z

Document:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Johnson, Appellant. 
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[Cite as State v. Johnson (1996), _____ Ohio St.3d _____.] 
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Appellate procedure -- Application for reopening appeal from 
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judgment and conviction based on claim of ineffective 
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assistance of appellate counsel -- Application denied when 
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applicant fails to establish a genuine issue as to whether he 
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was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel on appeal, 
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as required by App.R. 26(B)(5). 
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(No. 96-576 -- Submitted July 10, 1996 -- Decided August 21, 1996.) 
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APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Montgomery County, No. 
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13981. 
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Appellant, Bruce A. Johnson, was convicted of aggravated robbery 
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and five counts of kidnapping, and each charge included a firearm 
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specification.  The trial court sentenced Johnson to prison, and the court of 
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appeals affirmed the conviction.  State v. Johnson (Feb. 10, 1995), 
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Montgomery App. No. 13981, unreported, 1995 WL 51069, appeal not 
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allowed (1995), 74 Ohio St.3d 1408, 655 N.E.2d 186. 
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In May 1995, Johnson filed with the court of appeals an application to 
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reopen his appeal under App.R. 26(B), alleging ineffective assistance of 
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appellate counsel.  The court of appeals denied Johnson’s application to 
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reopen, finding that the state had refuted each of Johnson’s claims.  Johnson 
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now appeals that denial to this court. 
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Mathias H. Heck, Jr., Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, and 
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George A. Katchmer, Jr., Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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Bruce A. Johnson, pro se. 
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Per Curiam. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.  
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Appellant has failed to establish “a genuine issue as to whether the applicant 
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was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel on appeal,” as required 
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by App.R. 26(B)(5). 
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Judgment affirmed. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK 
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and STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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