State v. Brooks

This matter is before the court on appeal from the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. Appellant, Shawn Brooks, asserts the following assignments of error:

“I. The verdict is against the manifest weight of the evidence.

“II. Appellant was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel by that counsel’s failure to adequately safeguard appellant’s interest, a violation of due process.”

A trial commenced on July 10, 1995. Toledo Police Officer Terry Wozniak testified that he was on . duty the evening of April 1, 1995. That night, he was dispatched to 700 Galena Street to…