State v. Rickard

This appeal comes before the court from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas that denied appellant’s second successive petition for post-conviction relief.

In June 1993, appellant, Joseph P. Rickard, was convicted of the crime of murder, a violation of R.C. 2903.02. Appellant appealed his conviction; we affirmed. See State v. Rickard (Mar. 31, 1994), Lucas App. No. L-93-205, unreported, 1994 WL 110830.

In March 1995, appellant filed, pursuant to R.C. 2953.21, a motion for post-conviction relief that contained allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel in four separate…