Title: State v. Elkins

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Elkins, Appellant. 
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[Cite as State v. Elkins (1995), ____ Ohio St.3d ____.] 
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Appellate procedure -- Application for reopening appeal from judgment 
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and conviction based on claim of ineffective assistance of appellate 
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counsel -- Application denied when applicant fails to show good 
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cause for failure to file the motion within ninety days from 
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journalization of the appellate judgment, as required by App.R. 
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26(B). 
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(No. 94-2086 -- Submitted July 26, 1995, -- Decided October 25, 1995.) 
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Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. CA-8972. 
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On July 21, 1994, appellant, Ronald Dale Elkins, filed with the court 
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of appeals an application to reopen his appeal under App.R. 26(B), alleging 
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ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.  Almost fourteen months had 
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passed since the affirmance of his conviction, and the court of appeals 
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“overruled” the application without stating its reasons for doing so, as 
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required by App. R. 26(B)(6).  We remanded the case for compliance with 
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that rule.  State v. Elkins (1995), 71 Ohio St.3d 576, 645 N.E.2d 1245.  On 
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remand, the court of appeals found that appellant had not shown good cause 
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for filing his application to reopen more than ninety days after the 
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journalization of the appellate judgment, as required by App. R.26(B)(2)(b), 
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and also reviewed the merits of Elkins’ claims and concluded that he was 
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not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. 
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Appellant appeals the denial to this court. 
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Ronald Dale Elkins, 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 opinion. 
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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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