Case Title: State v. Coleman

Citation: 1996-Ohio-43

Docket Number: 19952492

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1996-05-15T00:00:00Z

Document:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Coleman, Appellant.  
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[Cite as State v. Coleman (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 allege any substantive grounds for relief 
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indicating that appellate counsel was ineffective. 
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(No. 95-2492 -- Submitted March 5, 1996 -- Decided May 15, 1996.) 
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Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 
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94APA10-1558. 
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In September 1994, appellant, Byron S. Coleman, was convicted of 
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aggravated robbery and two counts of having a weapon under a disability 
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with specifications.  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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Coleman (May 30, 1995), Franklin App. No. 94APA10-1558, unreported.  
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Appellant’s appeal to this court was dismissed.  State v. Coleman (1995), 
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case No. 95-1389. 
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Subsequently, appellant filed an application for reopening before the 
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court of appeals pursuant to App. R. 26(B), alleging ineffective assistance 
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of appellate counsel.  The court of appeals denied the application, finding 
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that appellant did not allege any substantive grounds for relief indicating 
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that appellate counsel was ineffective.  Appellant appeals that denial to this 
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court. 
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Michael Miller, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Katherine 
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Press, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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Byron S. Coleman, 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 memorandum decision. 
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Judgment affirmed. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and COOK, 
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JJ., concur. 
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WRIGHT, J., not participating. 
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