State v. Lewis

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 9311
• 102 N.E.3d 1169

Syllabus

The trial court erred in imposing a sentence of confinement for the appellant's misdemeanor offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor without first inquiring and determining whether she knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived her right to counsel and asserted her right to self-representation. The record contains legally sufficient evidence to support a finding that the appellant recklessly failed to provide written excuses for her son's school absences for purposes of her conviction for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The confinement portion of the appellant's sentence is vacated. As so modified, the trial court's judgment is affirmed. (Froelich, J., dissenting.)