State v. Johnson

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5513

Syllabus

Plea; knowing; voluntary; intelligent; Crim.R. 11; colloquy; burden of proof; beyond a reasonable doubt; presumption of innocence; presumed innocent; Alford plea. Although the trial court did not directly answer the defendant's question regarding the meaning of the presumption of innocence, it did not err in accepting the appellant's guilty pleas. The record reflects that the court fully complied with Crim.R. 11 by advising the appellant of the constitutional rights he was waiving, including the State's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant affirmed his understanding of this right and raised no further questions. Moreover, the court did not err by accepting the guilty plea without conducting an additional inquiry into the factual basis for the plea as would be required for an Alford plea. An Alford plea was not entered because the defendant did not assert his innocence at the time of the plea.