Title: State v. Whalen

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Whalen, Appellant. 
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[Cite as State v. Whalen (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 show good cause for failure to file the motion 
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within ninety days after journalization of the court of appeals’ 
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decision affirming the conviction, as required by App.R. 26(B). 
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(No. 95-2000--Submitted January 23, 1996--Decided Februay 28, 
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1996.) 
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APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Hamilton County, No C-
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930367. 
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In April 1993, appellant, David M. Whalen, Jr., was convicted of two 
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counts of aggravated robbery, with firearms specifications, three counts of 
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robbery, with firearms specifications, and one count of theft, and was 
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sentenced to prison.  The court of appeals affirmed the convictions and 
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sentence.  State v. Whalen (Sept. 7, 1994), Hamilton App. No. C-930367, 
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unreported, 1994 WL 481737. 
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The parties agree that in June 1995, appellant filed with the court of 
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appeals an application to reopen his appeal under App.R. 26(B), alleging 
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ineffective assistance of his appellate counsel.  The court of appeals denied 
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the application, finding that appellant had “failed to show good cause for 
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filing his application more than ninety days after this Court’s judgment was 
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journalized, as required by App.R. 26(B)(2)(b).”  Appellant appeals that 
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denial to this court. 
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__________________________ 
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Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Ronald 
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W. Springman, Jr., Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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David M. Whalen, Jr., pro se. 
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Per Curiam. We affirm the decision  of the court of appeals for the 
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reasons stated in its entry. 
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Judgment affirmed. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, WRIGHT, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER 
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and COOK, JJ., concur. 
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