State v. Mathews

Defendant-appellant, Theresa A. Mathews, appeals from her conviction of aggravated trafficking in drugs (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, commonly called “LSD”), following her change of plea from not guilty to no contest and raises a single assignment of error, as follows:

“The court below erred by failing to conduct a hearing to determine whether or not appellant had been promised the opportunity to plead guilty to a proba-tionable offense in exchange for her cooperation with investigating authorities.”

Defendant contends that police officers of the Columbus Police Department narcotics squad…