State v. Levonyak, 05 Ma 227 (9-21-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Jackie Levonyak appeals from his conviction of felonious assault, with a firearm specification that was entered in the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Multiple issues are raised in this appeal. The first issue is whether trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request an instruction on aggravated assault, an inferior degree offense of felonious assault. The second issue is whether the trial court erred in admitting two photographs of the victim's injuries. The third issue is whether the state presented sufficient evidence to support the conviction for…