Title: State v. Colwell

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Colwell, Appellant. 
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[Cite as State v. Colwell (1996), ____ Ohio St.3d _____.] 
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Appellate procedure -- Application for reopening from judgment and 
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conviction based on claim of ineffective assistance of 
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appellate counsel -- Application denied when applicant fails to 
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show good cause for failure to file the motion within ninety 
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days after journalization of the court of appeals’ decision 
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affirming the conviction, as required by App.R. 26(B). 
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(No. 95-2005 -- Submitted January 23, 1996 -- Decided February 28, 
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1996.) 
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Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Hamilton County, No. C-
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930806. 
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Appellant, Michael Colwell, was convicted of aggravated trafficking 
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in 1993 and sentenced accordingly.  Upon appeal, the conviction was 
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affirmed.  State v. Colwell (Dec. 7, 1994), Hamilton App. No. C-930806, 
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unreported. 
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On June 12, 1994, appellant filed an application for reopening 
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pursuant to App. R. 26(B), alleging that he had hired an atorney to file the 
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application in a timely manner, but that the attorney had failed to act.  The 
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court of appeals denied the application as untimely without good cause 
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shown.  State v. Colwell (Sept. 12, 1995), Hamilton App. No. C-930806, 
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unreported.  This appeal followed. 
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Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and 
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William E. Breyer, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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Michael Colwell, 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 judgment entry.1  
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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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1 FOOTNOTE: 
 
Appellant’s motion to produce/transmit record, and motion to return copies instead of reclying are 
also denied.