State v. Cutcher

The single question presented in this appeal on questions of law is whether the defendant, appellant herein, was denied due process of law by reason of inadequate and ineffective representation by his counsel at his trial.

A jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County found defendant guilty of the crimes of burglary, rape and sodomy committed during the night of August 20, 1966, upon the home and person of Mrs. G-lenna Watson. Motion for new trial on his behalf was seasonably filed and overruled by the trial judge and the further claim of error is urged to us that the trial court…