State v. Spurling

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3056

Syllabus

CRIM.R. 11 – COUNSEL – GUILTY PLEA – INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE – SENTENCING: Where the trial court complied with Crim.R. 11(C) before accepting defendant's guilty pleas, defendant entered the pleas knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently. An appellate court is unable to determine on appeal whether ineffective assistance of counsel occurred where the allegations of ineffectiveness are based on facts outside the record. The trial court did not err by imposing consecutive sentences where the court engaged in the required analysis under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) and its findings were supported by the record.