No. 20-5524

Ranau D. Johnson v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2020-08-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal appellate-counsel appellate-procedure constitutional-rights due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ohio-appellate-rule sixth-amendment unit-of-prosecution
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-10-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can the State Court deprive the Appellant the fundamental right to effective assistance of Appellate Counsel?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. Can the State Court deprive the Appellant the fundamental right to effective assistance of Appellate Counsel by denying an Appellant/Defendant the opportunity to timely amend a timely filed Ohio Appellate Rule 26(B), Application For Re-Opening the appeal base on ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. Thereby, denying Appellant/Defendant his constitutional right under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution to effective assistance of appellate . counsel by not allowing the Appellant opportunity to present his ineffective assistance of counsel argument in its entirely? II. Whether Appellate Counsel was ineffective for failing to Argue that Conons of Strict Construction and Due Process Require the conclusion that the Unit of prosecution for 0.R.«C.§2909.02(A) (1) is each fire or explosion knowingly set which results in the required harm? . -ii 3

Docket Entries

2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-14
Waiver of right of respondent State of Ohio to respond filed.
2020-08-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 25, 2020)

Attorneys

Ranau Johnson
Ranau D. Johnson — Petitioner
Ranau D. Johnson — Petitioner
State of Ohio
Kristen Louise SobieskiCuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent
Kristen Louise SobieskiCuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent