State v. Sosnoskie, 22713 (5-15-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Robert Sosnoskie appeals from his conviction and sentence for Second-Degree Murder (the offense occurred in 1971). On appeal he offers four assignments of error. Sosnoskie asserts that the trial court should have suppressed both of his confessions; that his trial counsel was ineffective; and that his conviction is against the manifest weight of the evidence. He then argues that the cumulative errors denied him a fair trial. We conclude that the confessions were admissible; that Sosnoskie was not denied the effective assistance of counsel; that his conviction…