Title: State v. Runyons

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Runyons, Appellant.                              
[Cite as State v. Runyons (1994),       Ohio St.3d     .]                        
Appellate procedure -- Application for reopening appeal from                     
     judgment of conviction based on claim of ineffective                        
     assistance of appellate counsel -- Application denied when                  
     not filed within ninety days of journalization of                           
     appellate judgment as required by App.R. 26(B)(1).                          
     (No. 94-1000 -- Submitted August 17, 1994 -- Decided                        
November 9, 1994.)                                                               
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Union County, No.                      
14-91-30.                                                                        
     Appellant, Bobby Runyons, alleges he was convicted of one                   
count of rape and one count of gross sexual imposition.  He                      
appealed, and the Court of Appeals for Union County affirmed                     
the conviction by judgment entry of June 9, 1992.  In 1994, he                   
applied to the Union County Court of Appeals to reopen the                       
appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence, alleging                    
ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.  The court of                       
appeals denied the application on the basis that it was not                      
filed within ninety days of the journalization of the appellate                  
judgment as required by App. R. 26(B)(1).  The court further                     
found that appellant failed to show good cause for the delay in                  
filing his application as required by App. R. 26(B)(2)(b).                       
Appellant appeals the denial to this court.                                      
                                                                                 
     Bobby Runyons, pro se.                                                      
                                                                                 
     Per Curiam.  The decision of the court of appeals is                        
affirmed for the reasons stated by the court of appeals.                         
                                       Judgment affirmed.                        
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E.                   
Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.