State v. Garrett, 22262 (7-25-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Thomas Eric Garrett appeals from his convictions and sentence for Aggravated Robbery and Felonious Assault. He contends that he was deprived of the effective assistance of trial counsel due to counsel's failure to seek suppression of pre-trial identifications made by the victims. He further contends that the State did not present evidence sufficient to sustain the convictions and that the convictions are not supported by the weight of the evidence. Finally, he claims that a verbal exchange between one of the State's witnesses and a juror, during a sidebar…