Case Title: State v. Kish

Citation: 1995-Ohio-253

Docket Number: 19942222

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1995-03-22T00:00:00Z

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The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Kish, Appellant.                                 
[Cite as State v. Kish (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                  
     appellate court finds that applicant failed to establish                    
     any prejudice as required by App.R. 26(B)(2)(d).                            
     (No. 94-2222 -- Submitted January 24, 1995 -- Decided                       
March 22, 1995.)                                                                 
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Lorain County, No.                     
93CA005773.                                                                      
     Appellant, Robb V. Kish, was convicted of attempted                         
murder, felonious assault, and aggravated menacing.  The Court                   
of Appeals for Lorain County affirmed the convictions.  He                       
timely filed an application to reopen his direct appeal                          
pursuant to App.R. 26(B), alleging that his appellate counsel                    
was ineffective by, as summarized by the court of appeals,                       
"(1) failing to show in [appellant's] direct appeal how he was                   
prejudiced by the trial court's denial of his motion to remove                   
his appointed trial counsel; (2) failing to assign as error the                  
denial of due process and a fair trial resulting from the                        
extreme bias and prejudice of the trial judge; and (3) failing                   
to assign as error trial counsel's ineffectiveness based on                      
[at] least nine separate reasons outlined in the application                     
for reopening."  The court of appeals examined each claim and                    
held that appellant had failed to establish any prejudice, as                    
required by App.R. 26 (B)(2)(d), and denied the application.                     
Appellant appeals to this court.                                                 
                                                                                 
     Gregory A. White, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and                   
Robert F. Corts, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.                   
     Robb V. Kish, pro se.                                                       
                                                                                 
     Per Curiam.  The judgment of the court of appeals is                        
affirmed for the reasons stated in its opinion.                                  
                                    Judgment affirmed.                           
         Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney                     
and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.                                                        
     Cook, J., not participating.