State v. Allen

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 4444

Syllabus

GUILTY PLEA – R.C. 2945.37(E) – COMPETENCY: Defendant's guilty pleas were intelligent, knowing, and voluntary when he did not claim innocence while tendering his guilty plea, and his apology to the victims at the sentencing hearing was not a claim of innocence. The competency finding was not erroneous due to the trial court's failure to conduct a competency hearing because defendant waived the hearing under R.C. 2945.37(E) by stipulating to the report that opined defendant was competent.