State v. Heiser-Mullins

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5360

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by accepting appellant's Alford plea to possession of a deadly weapon while under detention where appellant's decision to enter such a plea was supported by a factual basis and was a rational choice given the evidence that the state would have introduced against appellant at trial. The plea was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made and appellant's due process rights were not violated by the state's failure to preserve video evidence where the evidence was not materially exculpatory and the state had not acted in bad faith.