Case Title: State v. Voorhies

Citation: 1996-Ohio-36

Docket Number: 19960460

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1996-07-24T00:00:00Z

Document:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Voorhies, Appellant.  
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[Cite as State v. Voorhies (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 it 
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contains bare allegations that fail to satisfy requirements of 
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App.R. 26(B)(2)(d). 
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(No. 96-460--Submitted June 4, 1996--Decided July 24, 1996.) 
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APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Guernsey County, No. 94-CA-
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8. 
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On January 28, 1994, appellant, Robert Voorhies, was convicted of 
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one count of murder with a firearm specification, and one count of 
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attempted murder.  Appellant was thereafter sentenced to a term of 
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imprisonment.  Upon appeal, the convictions were affirmed.  State v. 
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Voorhies (June 14, 1995), Guernsey App. No. 94-CA-8, unreported, 1995 
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WL 495820.  
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Appellant filed an application for reopening on September 5, 1995 
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before the court of appeals pursuant to App. R. 26(B), alleging ineffective 
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assistance of appellate counsel.  In a judgment entry dated September 28, 
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1995, appellant’s application was denied, but no reason for the denial was 
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given.  On December 19, 1995, appellant’s appeal to this court was 
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dismissed sua sponte for failure to prosecute with requisite diligence.  State 
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v. Voorhies (1995), 74 Ohio St.3d 1480, 657 N.E.2d 1374. 
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Upon applicant’s motion, the court of appeals issued another 
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judgment entry on February 12, 1996 denying appellant’s application filed 
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pursuant to App. R. 26(B).  The court of appeals held that appellant’s 
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application for reopening contained bare allegations that failed to satisfy the 
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requirements of App. R 26(B)(2)(d), and, therefore, the court again denied 
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appellant’s application.  Appellant appeals that denial to this court. 
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C. Keith Plummer, Guernsey County Prosecuting Attorney, and 
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Josephine E. Hayes, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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Robert Voorhies, pro se. 
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Per Curiam.  We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals for the 
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reasons stated in its judgment entry. 
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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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