State v. Buffington

The defendant, appealing from an adverse ruling on his petition to vacate or set aside sentence filed under the provisions of Section 2953.21, Bevised Code, and claiming indigency, now moves this court to appoint counsel to conduct his appeal.

There is no constitutional or statutory provision for the appointment or fixing of compensation of counsel for an indigent prisoner to prosecute an appeal from a judgment or order entered on a petition to vacate or set aside sentence filed under the provisions of Section 2953.21, Bevised Code. Section 2953.24, Bevised Code, is not applicable, for it…