State v. Morgan

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 319
• 104 N.E.3d 941

Syllabus

Appellant's guilty plea to one count of rape was not made in a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary fashion. The trial court failed to inform appellant that he was subject to a mandatory prison term before it accepted his guilty plea to the rape count. The trial court also failed to inform appellant that because the prison time was mandatory for a rape conviction, he was ineligible for community control sanctions in lieu of prison. Furthermore, the plea form signed by appellant incorrectly stated that a mandatory prison term was \not applicable\ to his conviction for rape. Judgment reversed and remanded.