· 2/5/2024
Ostigny v. Brubaker
Citations
- 235 N.E.3d 600
- 2024 Ohio 384
Syllabus
Pro se appellants appeal decision denying breach of contract claim. Court did not abuse discretion denying request for continuance. Court provided sufficient time to present case and offered ability to file post-trial affidavits, which appellants declined.
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a defendant's alleged expectations of parole did not render his plea involuntary
- affirming conviction despite a ten-year difference between the defendant’s understanding from plea counsel and actual parole eligibility
- \An attorney's 'bad guess' as to sentencing does not justify the withdrawal of a guilty plea and is no reason to invalidate a plea.\
- “In the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, [the defendant] must be bound by what he said at the time of his plea.”
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Judges: Byrne
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