State v. Hill

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant, Benjamin D. Hill ("Hill"), appeals the September 21, 2017 judgment of the Napoleon Municipal Court, convicting him, following a guilty plea, of one count of persistent disorderly conduct in violation of R.C. 2917.11(A)(1), (E)(3)(a), a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. On appeal, Hill claims that the underlying complaint initiating this case failed to properly invoke the trial court's jurisdiction because it did not comply with Crim.R. 3, and that the trial court failed to comply with Crim.R. 11(E) when it accepted his guilty plea.

{¶ 2} On July 12, 2017, a complaint…