Collins v. State
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
James D. Sweeney, Presiding Judge.
Sua sponte, the court dismisses the above-captioned habeas corpus action for failure to state a claim for the following reasons. Petitioner Orlando Collins asserts that he was denied his right to counsel, because his trial attorney, Lloyd 0. Brown, Jr., has recently had his license to practice law rescinded. See In re July 1986 Ohio Bar Examination Applicant No. 125, Lloyd Odom Brown, Jr. (1991), 60 Ohio St.3d 604, 573 N.E.2d 592. Thus, Collins claims that his conviction is null and void and should be vacated.
This argument is not persuasive. At the time of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Freeman v. MaxwellOhio Supreme Court · 1965
- Padavick v. City of Cleveland HeightsOhio Supreme Court · 1973
- Frank v. MooreOhio Court of Appeals · 1963
- In re July 1986 Ohio Bar Examination Applicant No. 125, BrownOhio Supreme Court · 1991
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