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 allege or demonstrate any specific deficiencies in the performance of appellate counsel.
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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE v. PEARCE, APPELLANT.
[Cite as State v. Pearce,
1996-Ohio-22
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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 allege or demonstrate any
specific deficiencies in the performance of appellate counsel.
(No. 95-1583—Submitted December 5, 1995—Decided February 14, 1996.)
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 92AP-1761.
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{¶ 1} Appellant, James R. Pearce, was convicted of kidnapping, gross
sexual imposition and attempted gross sexual imposition, and sentenced to terms of
imprisonment. The court of appeals affirmed the convictions and sentence. State
v. Pearce (May 6, 1993), Franklin App. No. 92AP-1761, unreported,
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{¶ 2} Subsequently, appellant filed an application for delayed
reconsideration pursuant to App.R. 26 and 14(B). The court of appeals denied the
application, finding that appellant failed “to allege or demonstrate any specific
deficiencies in the performance of appellate counsel.” Appellant appeals that denial
to this court.
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James R. Pearce, pro se.
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Per Curiam.
{¶ 3} We affirm the decision of the court of appeals for the reason stated in
its memorandum decision.
Judgment affirmed.
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, WRIGHT, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and
COOK, JJ., concur.
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