Title: State v. McCleskey

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. McCleskey, Appellant.  
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[Cite as State v. McCleskey (1996), _____ Ohio St.3d _____.] 
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Appellate procedure -- Application for reopening appeal from 
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judgment and conviction based on claim of ineffective 
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assistance of appellate counsel -- Application denied when 
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applicant fails to state sufficient reasons for failure to file the 
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motion within ninety days from journalization of the court of 
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appeals’ decision affirming the conviction, as required by 
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App.R. 26(B). 
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(No. 96-579--Submitted May 7, 1996--Decided June 19, 1996.) 
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Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Montgomery County, No. 
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14351. 
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Appellant, George B. McCleskey, was convicted of rape, felonious 
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sexual penetration, gross sexual imposition, and corruption of a minor.  
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Thereafter, appellant was sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.  
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Upon appeal, the convictions were affirmed.  State v. McCleskey (Nov. 16, 
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1994), Montgomery App. No. 14351, unreported, 1994 WL 645976. 
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On January 5, 1996, appellant filed an application for reopening 
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before the court of appeals pursuant to App. R. 26(B), alleging ineffective 
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assistance of appellate counsel.  The court of appeals overruled the 
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application on the grounds that appellant did not state sufficient reasons 
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why the application was not made within ninety days of the court’s 
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November 1994 judgment entry.  This appeal followed. 
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______________________________ 
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Mathias H. Heck, Jr., Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, and 
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Carley J. Ingram, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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George B. McCleskey, pro se. 
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______________________________ 
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Per Curiam.  We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals for the 
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reason stated in its judgment entry. 
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 Judgment affirmed. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK 
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and STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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