State v. Haynesworth

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 4519

Syllabus

Crim.R. 11 ( C)/guilty plea effective assistance of counsel. The trial court conducted an extensive colloquy with appellant regarding his mental state, prescribed medications and understanding of the proceedings. Appellant failed to show that his mental condition or his lack of taking all of his medications affected his judgment or ability to understand the proceedings. There was no error by the trial court in accepting appellant's guilty plea. There was no indication that appellant was not competent accordingly, appellant's counsel's failure to request a competency evaluation prior to appellant's plea did not prejudice appellant.