No. 21-5152

Lewis R. Fox v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2021-07-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law constitutional-question criminal-defense criminal-procedure expert-witness expert-witnesses ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel post-conviction post-conviction-relief res-judicata
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Whether a trial counsel is to be considered incompetent when s/he fails to consult with their client (the criminal defendant) about their financial adequacies to afford expert witnesses to testify/consult on the criminal defendant's behalf; and, 2) Whether the application of res judicata can(not) be applied to a criminal defendant's post-conviction petition when the relied upon evidence was outside of the record?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a trial counsel is to be considered incompetent when s/he fails to consult with their client (the criminal defendant) about their financial adequacies to afford expert witnesses to testify/consult on the criminal defendant's behalf

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-17
Waiver of right of respondent State of Ohio to respond filed.
2021-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 20, 2021)

Attorneys

Lewis R. Fox
Lewis R. Fox — Petitioner
State of Ohio
Seth Luxon GilbertFranklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Respondent