Department of Liquor Control v. Santucci

In our opinion, the Court of Appeals was too technical. Although proceedings before the Liquor Control Commission of the kind involved here do not come within the category of criminal cases, we think that the rules pertaining to guilty pleas in criminal cases may properly and by analogy be applied.

In the per curiam opinion in the case of McAuley v. Maxwell, 174 Ohio St. 567, 568, 190 N. E. 2d 922, 923, this court said:

“A plea of guilty obviates the necessity of a trial and the presentation of evidence to establish the guilt of the accused. No duty was imposed on the trial court to require or…