State v. Walton

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas entered upon his plea of guilty to involuntary manslaughter as a result of plea bargaining under which the state entered a nolle prosequi as to charges of aggravated robbery, forgery and receiving stolen property.

Appointed counsel, although finding no arguable merit, has pursuant to defendant’s request raised two assignments of error as follows:

“1. The trial court erred in denying Defendant-Appellant’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to the charge of involuntary manslaughter and to allow him to proceed…