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STATE v. OPALACH

No. 85540.

2014-Ohio-4922

STATE OF OHIO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ROBERT OPALACH, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Release: November 5, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Doughten , David L. Doughten Co., L.P.A., 4403 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103, Attorney for Appellant.

Timothy J. McGinty , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, Justice Center — 9th Floor, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorney for Appellee.

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

SEAN C. GALLAGHER, P.J.

{¶1} On August 15, 2014, the applicant, Robert Opalach, pursuant to App.R. 26(B), applied to reopen this court's judgment in State v. Opalach, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 85540, 2005-Ohio-5563, in which this court affirmed his conviction for murder. Opalach argues that his appellate counsel was ineffective for not arguing (1) that the principle of specific versus general mandated that...

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