Euclid v. Hunter

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4466

Syllabus

Misdemeanor guilty plea; inducing panic; R.C. 2917.31; possessing a replica firearm; Euclid Cod.Ord. 571.15; first-degree misdemeanors; ineffective assistance of counsel; no prejudice; plea bargain; sentence contrary to law; waived all but plain error; no plain error. Appellant appeals raising two assignments error: (1) that his trial counsel was ineffective which affected his guilty plea; and (2) that his sentence was contrary to law. Upon review we find his trial counsel was not ineffective since appellant failed to establish a reasonable probability that but for his counsel's alleged \errors\ he would not have pled guilty. We also find that his sentence is not contrary to law and there was no plain error in the trial court's sentence, which was within statutory range, so it must be presumed that the trial court considered the required statutory factors.