State v. Clark

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5173

Syllabus

Intervention in Lieu of Conviction; R.C. 2951.041(F); Plain Error. For Plain error to apply, the trial court must have deviated from a legal rule; the error must have been an obvious defect in the proceeding; and the error must have affected a substantial right. R.C. 2951.041(F) governs the process of addressing an offender's failure to comply with the terms or conditions of his or her ILC. If an offender fails to comply with the terms or conditions of his or her intervention in lieu of conviction, the trial court may continue the period of the ILC, continue the ILC with additional terms or conditions, or may enter a finding of guilt and impose a sanction.