State v. Davis, 05 Ma 3 (12-27-2007)

OPINION AND JOURNAL ENTRY

{¶ 1} Appellant Jack Davis has filed an application to reopen his direct appeal pursuant to App.R. 26(B)(5), which states: "An application for reopening shall be granted if there is a genuine issue as to whether the applicant was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel on appeal."

{¶ 2} Appellant argues that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel because his counsel failed to prepare effective arguments on appeal. He claims that his appellate counsel failed to raise on appeal that his trial counsel erred when he failed to object to…