Title: State v. Ibraheem

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Ibraheem, a.k.a. Chambers, Appellant. 
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[Cite as State v. Ibraheem (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 failing to file his 
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application within ninety days after journalization of the court 
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of appeals’ decision affirming the conviction, as required by 
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App.R. 26(B). 
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(No. 95-1145--Submitted September 26, 1995--Decided January 10, 
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1996.) 
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Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 79AP-
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693. 
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Appellant, Abdullah Ibraheem, a.k.a. Robert A. Chambers, was 
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convicted of aggravated murder, and the conviction was affirmed on appeal.  
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State v. Chambers (May 6, 1980), Franklin App. No. 79AP-693, unreported.  
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Almost fifteen years later, appellant filed an application to reopen his appeal 
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for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, citing numerous instances of 
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trial counsel’s ineffectiveness and a few other issues.  The court of appeals 
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found no good cause to allow the untimely application and denied the 
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application.  Appellant has appealed the denial to this court. 
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Michael Miller, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Joyce S. 
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Anderson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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Abdullah Ibraheem, pro se. 
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Per Curiam.  Appellant makes no attempt to show good cause for 
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such a late application.  Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeals is 
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affirmed for the reasons stated in its opinion. 
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Judgment affirmed. 
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DOUGLAS, ACTING C.J., WRIGHT, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER 
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and COOK, JJ., concur. 
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MOYER, C.J., not participating. 
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