In re K.A.

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 6979

Syllabus

Guilty plea juvenile court competency evaluation written determination R.C. 2152.58 competency hearing harmless error indicia of competency State v. Bock, 28 Ohio St.3d 108, 109, 502 N.E.2d 1016 (1986). Judgment reversed. The juvenile court erred when it did not conduct a competency hearing before it accepted defendant's guilty plea. It was not harmless error as the defendant did not testify and actively participate in his defense. The record establishes that the defendant has learning problems and difficulty understanding, and his two previous cases were dismissed because he was found not competent.