State ex rel. Bunting v. Haas

{¶ 1} In August 2000, the Stark County Court of Common Pleas convicted appellant, Paul Edward Bunting, of one count of rape and six counts of sexual battery and sentenced him to prison. On appeal, the court of appeals affirmed. State v. Bunting (May 29, 2001), Stark App. No. 2000CA00286, 2001 WL 698368. The court of appeals granted Bunting’s App.R. 26(B) application to reopen his appeal to raise claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. Subsequently, the court of appeals rejected Bunting’s claims of error and again affirmed the judgment of the trial court. State v. Bunting, Stark…