STATE v. ORTIZ

No. 91626.

2009 Ohio 2877

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raphael Ortiz, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED: June 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Doughten, The Brownhoist Building, 4403 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103, Attorney for Appellant.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Colleen Reali, Assistant County Prosecutor, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, 8th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Stewart, J., McMonagle, P.J., and Dyke, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

MELODY J. STEWART, J.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Raphael Ortiz, appeals from his conviction for trafficking in drugs in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(1). He asserts that the trial court erred by accepting his guilty plea without ensuring that the plea was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} Appellant...

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