State v. Carney, 06 Be 18 (6-21-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant James Carney appeals from his sentence entered in the Belmont County Common Pleas Court. Four issues are raised in this appeal. The first issue is whether Carney was sentenced to more than the maximum sentence. The second issue is whether his plea was entered into knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily. The third issue is whether the state breached the terms of the plea agreement. The fourth issue concerns whether trial counsel was ineffective. For the reasons expressed below, the guilty plea was not entered in compliance with Crim.R. 11(C), thus, the April…