State v. Blair

Walters, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, James C. Blair, appeals a judgment of the Dayton Municipal Court finding him guilty of violation of a protection order, a misdemeanor of the first degree, R.C. 2919.27, and sentencing him to a suspended sentence of 180 days in jail. Blair asserts that the trial court improperly denied his motion for a continuance of the trial and that he was not afforded effective assistance of counsel at trial. Finding that Blair’s counsel was ineffective, we reverse the conviction and remand the cause.

{¶ 2} On April 4, 2006, a complaint was filed in the Dayton…