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State v. Carpenter

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jan 31, 1996
659 N.E.2d 786 (Ohio 1996)

Opinion

No. 95-1129

Submitted October 24, 1995 —

Decided January 31, 1996.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 90AP-803.

Appellant, Robert Carpenter, was convicted of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery and was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of thirty years to life and ten to twenty years, respectively. He appealed, and his convictions were affirmed. State v. Carpenter (Mar. 12, 1991), Franklin App. No. 90AP-803, unreported, 1991 WL 35009.

In 1994, appellant filed an application to reopen his direct appeal under App.R. 26(B), claiming ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. As good cause for failing to file within ninety days of journalization of the judgment sought to be reopened, as required by App.R. 26(B)(2)(b), appellant stated that he was unaware he could raise an assignment of error related to sufficiency of the evidence. The court of appeals found that this reason did not constitute good cause, and appellant appealed its decision to this court.

Michael Miller, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Steven L. Taylor, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Dennis C. Belli, for appellant.


The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on authority of State v. Reddick (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 88, 647 N.E.2d 784.

Judgment affirmed.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, WRIGHT, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and COOK, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Carpenter

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jan 31, 1996
659 N.E.2d 786 (Ohio 1996)
Case details for

State v. Carpenter

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. CARPENTER, APPELLANT

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Jan 31, 1996

Citations

659 N.E.2d 786 (Ohio 1996)
659 N.E.2d 786

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