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State v. Mounts - Murder Conviction Reversed for Ineffective Counsel

The Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District, reversed the trial court's murder conviction of Joshua Mounts (Appeal No. C-210608) and remanded for a new trial after finding both trial and appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance. Trial counsel failed to object to undisclosed expert testimony under Crim.R. 16(K) and to improper prosecutorial comments during closing argument; appellate counsel then failed to raise those trial errors on direct appeal. The court vacated its prior judgment in State v. Mounts, 2023-Ohio-3861.