State v. Abi-Aazar

Baird, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Fransois Abi-Aazar, appeals from the judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, which denied appellant’s motion to withdraw his guilty pleas. We affirm in part and vacate in part and remand the cause for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.

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{¶ 2} On December 20, 2000, appellant, a national of Lebanon, was indicted on one count of possession of heroin, in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A), and one count of illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, in violation of R.C. 2925.14(C)(1). On December 27, 2000, appellant pled not guilty on…