Case Title: State v. Taylor

Citation: 1996-Ohio-42

Docket Number: 19952461

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

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

Document:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Taylor, Appellant. 
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[Cite as State v. Taylor (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 demonstrate a genuine issue as to whether 
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he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel on 
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appeal. 
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(No. 95-2461--Submitted March 19, 1996--Decided May 15, 1996.) 
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Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Ashtabula County, No. 93-A-
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1812. 
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In June 1993, appellant, Gary D. Taylor, was convicted of aggravated 
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burglary and felonious assault.  Taylor was then sentenced to prison, and the 
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court of appeals affirmed the convictions and sentence.  State v. Taylor 
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(Dec. 23, 1994), Ashtabula App. No. 93-A-1812, unreported, 1994 WL 
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738482, appeal dismissed (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 1414, 647 N.E.2d 1388. 
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On August 15, 1995, appellant filed with the court of appeals an 
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application to reopen his appeal under App.R. 26(B), alleging ineffective 
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assistance of his appellate counsel.  The court of appeals rejected the 
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application finding, inter alia, that “no grounds were presented which 
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would warrant a reopening of appellant’s appeal.”  Appellant now appeals 
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that denial to this court. 
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Gregory J. Brown, Ashtabula County Prosecuting Attorney, for 
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appellee. 
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Gary D. Taylor, pro se. 
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Per Curiam.   We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals based 
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on that court’s analysis of appellant’s claims.  Appellant has failed to 
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demonstrate “a genuine issue as to whether the applicant was deprived of 
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the effective assistance of counsel on appeal.”  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 and 
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STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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