STATE v. WATKINS

No. 2001-2273.

99 Ohio St.3d 12 (2003)

2003-Ohio-2419

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Cusack, Fairborn City Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. Jeffrey D. Slyman, for appellant.

Chester, Willcox & Saxbe, L.L.P., Sarah Daggett Morrison and Charles R. Saxbe, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio, Inc.


PFEIFER, J.

Factual Background

{¶ 1} On May 19, 2000, appellant, Scott V. Watkins, was arrested for violating R.C. 4511.19(A)(1), operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol ("DUI"). The state prosecuted appellant as a second offender based upon an earlier DUI conviction in 1994.

{¶ 2} On February 5, 2001, at a hearing in Fairborn Municipal Court, appellant's counsel entered a no contest plea on his behalf. The...

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