STATE v. KELLEY

No. 89-2048.

57 Ohio St. 3d 127 (1991)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. KELLEY, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, prosecuting attorney, and Carmen M. Marino, for appellant.

Dennis P. Levin, for appellee.


HOLMES, J.

The central issue presented in this case is whether appellee knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his constitutional rights when he entered his plea of guilty to the offense of voluntary manslaughter. For the reasons which follow, we answer this query in the affirmative.

When a trial court or appellate court is reviewing a plea submitted by a defendant, its focus should be on whether the dictates of Crim. R. 11 have been followed. Crim...

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