State v. Hake

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4622

Syllabus

Trial court did not violate defendant's right to counsel of his choice when it appointed counsel for the defendant at a status of defense counsel conference during which the defendant appeared without having retained a new counsel. At a plea hearing, State's promise to dismiss a count of passing bad checks if the defendant paid restitution to the victim by the date of sentencing was not illusory because the trial court advised the defendant during the plea hearing that it could sentence him that day.