State v. Morris

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 37

Syllabus

Guilty plea; motion to withdraw; Crim.R. 32.1; res judicata; manifest injustice; newly discovered evidence; ineffective assistance of counsel; abuse of discretion. Judgment affirmed. Because the exhibits appellant attached to his motion to withdraw his guilty plea are not newly discovered, res judicata bars his claims. Furthermore, appellant fails to demonstrate that a manifest injustice has occurred, particularly because he was aware of these exhibits before his guilty plea and trial counsel was not ineffective. This is not the case where \an extraordinary and fundamental flaw in the plea proceeding\ occurred. Therefore, we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied appellant's motion to withdraw his plea.