State v. Dangler
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals vacating Defendant's conviction and sentence and reinstated the trial court's acceptance of Defendant's plea of no contest to sexual battery, holding that the trial court did not completely fail to comply with Crim.R.11(C)(2)(a), and there was nothing in the record to support a conclusion that Defendant would not have entered his plea had the trial court been more detailed in its explanation.
On appeal, Defendant sought to vacate his plea of no contest, arguing that his plea was invalid because the trial court erred by not explaining more fully the obligations and restrictions that went with his status as a sex offender, in violation of Crim. R. 11(C)(2)(a). The court of appeals vacated the conviction without requiring Defendant to show prejudice, concluding that the trial court had completely failed to comply with Crim. R. 11(C)(2)(a). The Supreme Court reversed, holding (1) the trial court did not completely failed to comply with Crim R. 11(C)(2)(a)'s maximum-penalty-advisement requirement; and (2) because Defendant did not establish prejudice, he was not entitled to have his no-contest plea vacated for a failure to comply with Crim.R. 11(C).
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