State v. Reese

This is appellant’s second appeal to this court. The first was from the judgment of guilt following his plea of no contest to both counts of aggravated trafficking in LSD in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(7). We affirmed that judgment, holding that the trial court had substantially complied with Crim. R. 11(C) and that the plea was voluntarily, intelligently and knowingly made.

Thereafter, appellant, George M. Reese, filed a petition for post-conviction relief under R.C. 2953.21, alleging that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Specifically he points to counsel’s failure to…