State v. Miller
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and reinstated Defendant's guilty pleas and convictions, reaffirming that trial courts in felony cases must strictly comply with the plea colloquy required by Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c) and holding that a trial court strictly complies with Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c) when it orally advises the defendant in a manner reasonably intelligible to the defendant that the plea waives the rights enumerated in the rule.
At issue in this case was whether strict compliance with Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c) requires that the plea colloquy include particular words. Defendant pleaded guilty to certain crimes. On appeal, Defendant argued that the pleas should be vacated because the trial court failed to ensure that he understood that by pleading guilty he was waiving the constitutional rights enumerated in Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c). The court of appeals vacated Defendant's guilty pleas and reversed his convictions, concluding that the trial court failed to strictly comply with Crim.R. 11(C)(2) by failing to advise Defendant that he would waive his constitutional trial rights by pleading guilty. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the trial court strictly complied with Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c) by using easily understood words conveying to Defendant that he would be waiving certain constitutional rights if he were to plead guilty.
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