In the latest motion, Arrick said the application to reopen Grate s case will be filed March 30. The appointment of counsel for the application to reopen is currently contingent upon this court determining that there is a genuine issue as to whether the applicant was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel on appeal, Arrick said in the motion. There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has, Arrick added.
An attorney other than those handling original direct appeals is appointed so claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel can be included in the application, said Ashland County Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell.
Both Vercillo and DeSanto-Kellogg addressed the standing-room-only audience in the courtroom of Ashland County Common Pleas Court.
DeSanto-Kellogg’s term commenced Tuesday and will run for six years. She will preside over all juvenile matters in the county including delinquent, neglected, abused and dependent children.
Many years as a family law attorney
In her remarks, DeSanto-Kellogg recalled her many years as a family law attorney who regularly dealt with child and family matters.
“I have big plans and ideas to protect our children and help them to be safe and develop into responsible and happy adults,” DeSanto-Kellogg said. “I hope to do so with the help and input of the others in the community and agencies throughout the county. I especially look forward to working with teachers, law enforcement and Job and Family Services.”
Ashland man pleads not guilty to killing woman, dumping her body in the woods
Man meets woman at bar, denies killing her By Julia Bingel | February 9, 2021 at 10:55 AM EST - Updated February 12 at 8:55 AM
ASHLAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 30-year-old Ashland man accused of murdering a woman and dumping her body in the woods, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Ashland County Common Pleas Court Tuesday morning.
Ryan Stroup was indicted on the charges of aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse, violating a protection order and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle for the death of Tina Goad of Mansfield.
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ASHLAND Ryan Stroup shot Tina Goad multiple times and left her body in a wooded area before fleeing to a Cleveland motel.
That s the account Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell laid out Friday afternoon during Stroup s initial appearance in Ashland County Common Pleas Court.
Tunnell said Goad, 41, of Mansfield, died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The gun was found by detectives on Stroup in a Cleveland motel where he was interviewed during the investigation. The defendant has confessed to shooting Ms. Goad, causing her death, and has indicated that this is a premeditated killing, Tunnell told the court.
Goad s body was found in a wooded area off of County Road 1600, Tunnell said, after Stroup directed detectives to the location.