State v. Heard

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8310

Syllabus

No contest plea coerced voluntary fair trial fair sentence. Defendant's no contest plea was not voluntary where the plea offer was created and presented solely by the judge, and where the trial court's comments made clear the judge believed the defendant was guilty and would not get a fair sentence if he went to trial and where the judge coerced the plea by not giving the defendant time to consult with his lawyer about the offer and telling the defendant the deal was off when the jury entered the courtroom.