State v. Parham

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 1631

Syllabus

Ineffective assistance object hostile judicial bias plea Crim.R. 11 nature of offense elements substantial compliance nonconstitutional recommended sentence record knowing voluntary intelligent. The record demonstrates that defendant subjectively understood the nature of the felonious assault offense. The trial court substantially complied with the requirements of Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a). Defendant failed to demonstrate that counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel during the plea hearing. The record does not demonstrate that the parties agreed to a jointly recommended sentence. Thus the trial court had no obligation to forewarn defendant that it would not be bound by a jointly recommended sentence.