Title: State v. Luna

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Luna, Appellant.  
[Cite as State v. Luna (1996), _____ Ohio St.3d _____.] 
Appellate procedure -- Application for reopening appeal from 
judgment and conviction based on claim of ineffective 
assistance of appellate counsel -- Application denied when 
applicant fails to show good cause for failure to file the motion 
within ninety days from journalization of the court of appeals’ 
decision affirming the conviction, as required by App.R. 26(B). 
 
(No. 95-2288--Submitted February 6, 1996--Decided March 5, 1996.) 
 
Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Huron County, No. H-93-24. 
 
Appellant, Michael K. Luna, was convicted of possession of 
marijuana in 1993.  The offense was elevated to a second-degree felony 
based on appellant’s prior conviction of a drug-abuse offense.  Upon appeal, 
the conviction was affirmed.  State v. Luna (Sept. 2, 1994), Huron App. No. 
H-93-24, unreported, 1994 WL 476031. 
 
On September 28, 1995, appellant filed with the court of appeals a 
“motion for reopening direct appeal pursuant to App.R. 26(B).”  The court 
of appeals denied the motion as untimely without good cause shown.  This 
appeal followed. 
 
 
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Michael K. Luna, pro se. 
 
 
Per Curiam.  We affirm the decision of the court of appeals for the 
reason stated in its judgment entry. 
Judgment affirmed. 
 
MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, WRIGHT, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER 
and COOK, JJ., concur.