State v. Everette

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 4853

Syllabus

Guilty plea trial court's involvement in the plea bargaining process Crim.R. 11(C) maximum penalty. The trial court's statements outlining the maximum potential prison sentence defendant would be facing if he were found guilty after a trial, do not amount to involvement in the plea bargaining process. To the contrary, the trial court was merely advising the defendant of the maximum penalty he could receive if he went to trial and was found guilty of all the counts alleged against him in the indictment. Under Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a), the trial court must be sure that before a defendant pleads guilty to a felony, he knows the maximum penalty. Therefore, by explaining the maximum sentence defendant could receive, the trial court was complying with the requirements of Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a).