Ohio Supreme Court· 10/4/2006

State v. Bethel

Citations

110 Ohio St. 3d 416
854 N.E.2d 150

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holding that, under the Ohio Constitution, the right to a public trial cannot be waived by the appellant's failure to object that the hearing at which his plea agreement was discussed was closed to the public
holding that, under the Ohio Constitution, the right to a public trial cannot be waived by the appellant’s failure to object that the hearing at which his plea agreement was discussed was closed to the public
instructing that courts should give meaning to every provision in a contract where possible
“[A]n interpretation that would render a provision meaningless . . . is neither acceptable nor desirable under the normal rules of contract construction.”
“[p]rinciples of contract law are generally applicable to the interpretation and enforcement of plea agreements.”
\it is generally accepted that the presence of counsel during interrogation `obviates the need for warnings.'\

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Judges: Connor, Donnell, Lanzinger, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton

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