State v. Sweet

We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

In State v. Campbell (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 38, 43, 630 N.E.2d 339, 346, we stated:

“A defendant who claims ineffective assistance [of counsel] must show deficient performance by counsel and resulting prejudice. Strickland v. Washington (1984), 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2064, 80 L.Ed.2d 674, 693.”

In his first proposition of law, appellant argues that his appellate counsel was ineffective for not raising the issue of the state’s having entered a nolle prosequi to the original indictments and the trial court’s dismissal of the indictments…