State v. Arias

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 2400

Syllabus

Guilty plea knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made Crim.R. 11(C) substantial compliance nonconstitutional right completely failed to comply maximum penalty involved. Defendant's guilty plea vacated. Based on the language used by the trial court, defendant had no basis to understand from the court that the maximum sentence he could receive consisted of a sentencing range from 6-12 months on Count 26. Because the record reflects that defendant was unaware of the maximum penalty for that count, his plea was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made.