Case Title: State v. Foster

Citation: 1996-Ohio-461

Docket Number: 19952631

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1996-06-05T00:00:00Z

Document:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Foster, Appellant. 
[Cite as State v. Foster (1996), _____ 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 demonstrate genuine issue as to whether he 
was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel on appeal 
-- App.R. 26(B)(5). 
 
(No. 95-2631--Submitted April 15, 1996--Decided June 5, 1996.) 
 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Muskingum County, No. CT 
94-29. 
 
Appellant, William H. Foster, was convicted of the charges of murder 
and aggravated assault, both with gun specifications, and sentenced to 
prison.  In June 1995, the court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s 
judgment.  State v. Foster (June 14, 1995), Muskingum App. No. 94-29, 
unreported, 1995 WL 495497, appeal dismissed (1995), 74 Ohio St.3d 
1455, 656 N.E.2d 950. 
 
Appellant also filed with the court of appeals an application to reopen 
his appeal under App.R. 26(B), alleging ineffective assistance of appellate 
counsel.  The court of appeals, inter alia, held that appellant “failed to 
 
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demonstrate that his appellate counsel’s performance was deficient,” and 
denied appellant’s application to reopen his appeal.  Appellant appeals that 
denial to this court. 
______________________________ 
 
Mark C. Fleegle, Muskingum County Prosecuting Attorney, for 
appellee. 
 
William H. Foster, pro se. 
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Per Curiam.  We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals, since 
appellant has failed to demonstrate “a genuine issue as to whether *** [he] 
was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel on appeal.”  App.R. 
26(B)(5). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Judgment affirmed. 
 
MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK 
and STRATTON, JJ., concur.