State v. Reed

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 3040

Syllabus

Crim.R. 11(C) guilty plea ineffective assistance of counsel. Defendant-appellant's convictions for attempted felonious assault, abduction, and domestic violence affirmed. Defendant's argument that his plea was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made was unpersuasive. The trial court substantially complied with the requirement under Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a) to determine that the defendant is voluntarily making his plea with understanding of the nature of the charges and of the maximum penalty involved. The trial court was not required under Crim.R. 11 to determine that the defendant understood the merger doctrine. Defendant's ineffective assistance claim was unpersuasive because defendant failed to establish that defense counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonable representation that caused his guilty plea to be less than knowing, intelligent, and voluntary.