Title: State v. Troutman

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Troutman, Appellant.                             
[Cite as State v. Troutman (1995),     Ohio St. 3d    .]                         
Appellate procedure -- App.R. 26(B) -- Application for                           
     reopening appeal from judgment and conviction based on                      
     claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel --                     
     Application denied when appellate court finds no genuine                    
     issue as to whether applicant was denied effective                          
     assistance of counsel on appeal.                                            
     (No. 94-2220 -- Submitted January 10, 1995 -- Decided                       
March 22, 1995.)                                                                 
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Lorain County, Nos.                    
93CA005686, 93CA005687 and 93CA005688.                                           
     Appellant, Coy R. Troutman, was convicted of engaging in a                  
pattern of corrupt activity, two counts of theft, two counts of                  
receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana, possession                   
of criminal tools, and two counts of aggravated trafficking in                   
marijuana.  The Court of Appeals for Lorain County reversed one                  
theft conviction, but affirmed the judgment of the trial court                   
in all other respects.  State v. Troutman (July 6, 1994),                        
Lorain App. Nos. 93CA005686, 93CA005687 and 93CA005688,                          
unreported.                                                                      
     Appellant then filed with the court of appeals an                           
application to reopen his appeal, alleging ineffective                           
assistance of appellate counsel, pursuant to App. R. 26 (B).                     
According to the court of appeals, appellant raised the                          
following issues in the application regarding the failure of                     
appellate counsel: (1) to argue that trial counsel was                           
ineffective for failing to move to dismiss (a) Count 6 of the                    
indictment for omitting the material element of "knowingly,"                     
(b) Counts 4 and 5 for omitting the material element of                          
"purpose," and (c) Count 1 for omitting the material elements                    
of "knowingly" and/or "recklessly"; (2) to challenge the trial                   
court's lack of jurisdiction to conduct a bench trial; (3) to                    
challenge admissions made by appellant, in violation of his                      
right to counsel; (4) to challenge the verdict on Count 2 as                     
being against the manifest weight of the evidence; (5) to                        
challenge the trial court's failure to require the state to                      
elect upon which of two indictments to proceed; and (6) to                       
challenge the trial court's refusal to order the state to                        
disclose the confidential serial numbers on vehicles seized                      
from appellant's property.  The court of appeals examined each                   
issue and denied the application, finding no "genuine issue as                   
to whether the applicant was denied effective assistance of                      
counsel on appeal."  App. R. 26 (B) (5).  Appellant appeals to                   
this court as of right.                                                          
                                                                                 
     Gregory A. White, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and                   
Jonathan E. Rosenbaum, Chief Counsel, for appellee.                              
     Coy R. Troutman, pro se.                                                    
                                                                                 
     Per Curiam.  The judgment of the court of appeals is                        
affirmed for the reasons stated in its decision denying the                      
application to reopen the appeal.                                                
                                    Judgment affirmed.                           
     Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and                     
Pfeifer, JJ., concur.                                                            
     Cook, J., not participating.