State v. Banks, 08ap-722 (4-7-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Tim L. Banks ("appellant"), filed this appeal seeking reversal of a judgment by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denying his petition seeking post-conviction relief. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court's judgment.

{¶ 2} Appellant's convictions arose from an incident in which appellant entered the apartment of his former girlfriend, Michelle Stone ("Stone"), and held her and a person named Carl Ballow ("Ballow") at gunpoint. Stone's son, Trey Drew-Horton ("Trey"), who was ten years old at the time of trial, woke up during the incident and saw…