State v. Beasley (Slip Opinion)

*471 {¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Andrea Beasley, appeals the judgment of the First District Court of Appeals, which concluded that Beasley forfeited her right to challenge the trial court's policy of refusing to accept no-contest pleas. We agree with the court of appeals that the trial court erred by adhering to such an arbitrary policy. But we also conclude that Beasley preserved the error for appeal. For the reasons below, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand the matter to the trial court to allow Beasley to enter a new plea in accordance with Crim.R. 11.

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