Title: State v. Penix

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Penix, Appellant.                                
[Cite as State v. Penix (1995),      Ohio St. 3d          .]                     
Appellate procedure -- Application for reopening appeal from                     
     judgment and conviction based on clair of ineffective                       
     assistance of appellate counsel -- Application denied when                  
     issue is res judicata by virtue of appellate court's                        
     opinion in direct appeal.                                                   
     (No. 94-2477 -- Submitted February 7, 1995 -- Decided May                   
24, 1995.)                                                                       
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Jackson County, No.                    
461.                                                                             
     According to the court of appeals' opinion, appellant,                      
Jesse Penix, was indicted on two counts of kidnapping and one                    
count of rape, felonious assault, and auto theft.  The trial                     
court dismissed one kidnapping count and the auto theft count,                   
and a jury convicted appellant on the remaining counts.                          
     On appeal, appellant's counsel made forty-one assignments                   
of error, but failed to argue them individually, and the court                   
of appeals did not consider them.  Appellant filed a belated                     
brief, pro se, in which he argued ineffective assistance of                      
trial and appellate counsel.  The court of appeals found no                      
evidence of ineffectiveness of trial counsel and no prejudice                    
resulting from counsel's actions, and affirmed the                               
convictions.  State v. Penix (Dec. 23, 1983), Jackson App. No.                   
461, unreported.                                                                 
     Subsequently, it appears, in 1994, appellant sought to                      
reopen the appellate case, claiming ineffective assistance of                    
appellate counsel under State v. Murnahan (1992), 63 Ohio St.                    
3d 60, 584 N.E. 2d 1204.  The court of appeals held that the                     
issue was res judicata by virtue of its opinion in the direct                    
appeal.  Appellant appealed to this court.                                       
                                                                                 
     Mark A. Ochsenbein, Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney,                    
and Timothy E. Forshey, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for                      
appellee.                                                                        
     Jesse Penix, pro se.                                                        
                                                                                 
     Per Curiam.  The decision of the court of appeals is                        
affirmed for the reasons stated in its opinion.                                  
                                     Judgment affirmed.                          
     Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney,                        
Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur.