State v. Phillips

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1235

Syllabus

The trial court erred by accepting appellant's guilty plea without strictly complying with Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c). The trial court did not inform appellant that, by pleading guilty, he was giving up the right to compulsory process to obtain witnesses to testify on his behalf. The trial court's question whether appellant understood he was waiving his right to present any defenses did not reasonably inform appellant that he had the right to utilize the court's subpoena power to compel witnesses to appear and testify on his behalf. Judgment reversed.