Legal Opinion
State v. Backus, 06ap-813 (4-17-2007)
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 2007No. 06AP-813PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Gregory S. Backus, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denying his R.C. 2953.23 petition for post-conviction relief. Because the trial court properly concluded appellant's petition was untimely, we affirm.
{¶ 2} Appellant pled guilty to three counts of rape in May 2003. The trial court accepted appellant's guilty plea, found him guilty, and on May 8, 2003, sentenced him to consecutive five-year prison terms for each of those counts, for a total prison term of 15 years. Appellant did not appeal his convictions. On May 12, 2006,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. FosterOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- State v. CalhounOhio Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. SteffenOhio Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. Holloman, 07ap-875 (6-3-2008)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2008
- State v. Hollingsworth, 08ap-785 (4-14-2009)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2009
- State v. Berry, 08ap-762 (3-31-2009)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2009
- State v. Lariva, 08ap-413 (10-23-2008)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2008