State v. Akhmedov

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3586

Syllabus

Appellant's claim that the trial court erred in accepting his guilty plea to escape due to an allegedly flawed indictment process was waived for appeal because, by pleading guilty, a defendant waives any deficiency in the indictment and may only challenge the knowing, voluntary, and intelligent nature of the plea. In addition, appellant's claim that he did not understand the nature of the escape charge to which he pled guilty lacks merit because appellant indicated at the plea hearing that he understood the charge after the State recited all the elements of the charge as set forth in the indictment. Appellant also stated that he had an opportunity to speak with his counsel about the charge and about what the State would have to prove in order to find him guilty. Judgment affirmed.