State v. Taylor-Hollingsworth

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 3084

Syllabus

The trial court correctly denied appellant's post-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Because he could have raised his claims on direct appeal, they are now barred by res judicata. Even if his claims were not barred by res judicata, appellant failed to demonstrate that withdrawing his plea was necessary to correct a manifest injustice. Despite the trial court misspeaking at one point during its colloquy, the totality of the circumstances demonstrated that appellant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered his guilty plea. Judgment affirmed with separate concurring opinion.