State v. Beuke

Defendant-appellant, Michael Beuké, appeals the judgment of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas declining to hear his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to R.C. 2953.21 and 2953.23. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

In July 1983, Beuke was convicted of one count of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted aggravated murder, three counts of kidnapping, and one count of carrying a concealed weapon. The trial court imposed a sentence of death with respect to the aggravated murder charge.

This court upheld Beuke’s convictions on direct appeal. 1 The…