State v. Griffin (Slip Opinion)

Background

{¶ 1} Appellee, De’Argo Griffin, was convicted of, among other things, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. The convictions were affirmed. 2d Dist. Montgomery No. 24001, 2012-Ohio-503, 2012 WL 439588. The Second District Court of Appeals granted Griffin’s application to reopen his appeal to allow him to argue that his appellate counsel had been ineffective for failing to challenge the jury instructions defining the term “enterprise.” The court of appeals ultimately concluded that the jury instructions had been inadequate, based on that district’s decision in State v. Franklin,…