State v. Branham, 22480 (10-3-2008)
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant Laron Branham appeals from his conviction for Obstructing Official Business. Branham contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for having failed to move to suppress evidence. He further contends that his conviction is not supported by sufficient evidence. We conclude that upon this record Branham has failed to establish that his trial counsel was ineffective for having failed to move to suppress, because the record does not suggest any reasonable likelihood that a motion to suppress would have been successful. We further conclude that the evidence in the…
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