Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Spirko, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1994-11-09
Citations: 70 Ohio St. 3d 1221
Docket Number: No. 89-722
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Spirko, Appellant.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 70
Pages: 1221–1222

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Spirko, Appellant.
[Cite as State v. Spirko (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 1221.]
(No. 89-722
Submitted August 17, 1994
Decided November 9, 1994.)
David H. Bodiker, Ohio Public Defender, and Lawrence E. Komp, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We deny the motion. Spirko's 1991 appeal to this court was not a first appeal as of right; therefore, he had no constitutional right to counsel, hence no constitutional right to effective assistance. See State v. Buell (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 1211, 639 N.E.2d 110.
Motion denied.
Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Wright, J., dissents.