City of Maple Heights v. McCants, Unpublished Decision (3-14-2002)

JOURNAL ENTRY and OPINION

Defendant-appellant Charles McCants appeals the Garfield Heights Municipal Court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We find no merit to the appeal and affirm.

On January 7, 1998, McCants entered a plea of no contest to one count of domestic violence. The trial court found him guilty and sentenced him to 180 days incarceration and imposed a $1,000 fine. The trial court suspended the jail sentence and $900 of the fine and placed McCants on two years probation.

On April 5, 2000, McCants moved to expunge his domestic violence conviction pursuant to R.C.…