State v. Velazquez

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Martha Velazquez, appeals a decision of the Fairfield Municipal Court denying her R.C. 2943.031 motion to withdraw her guilty plea to a domestic violence charge. For the reasons outlined below, we reverse and remand.

{¶ 2} Appellant was charged with domestic violence after an altercation with her live-in boyfriend at their home. In July 2005, she pled guilty to the first-degree misdemeanor as part of her participation in a pretrial diversion program. The charge was dismissed upon appellant's successful completion of the program in September 2005.

{¶ 3} Nearly a decade…