State v. Smith

This case comes here from the Court of Common Pleas after a hearing pursuant to R. C. 2953.21 (Post-Conviction Determination of Constitutional Rights).

Four errors are assigned:(1) The lower court erred by failing to appoint counsel to represent appellant at the probation revocation hearing, in violation of his right to counsel under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.(2) The lower court erred by failing to subpoena the only witness with personal knowledge of the events constituting the alleged probation violation, thereby denying appellant the right to…