State v. Wilson

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Appellant raises two constitutional issues for this court’s consideration. Briefly stated, appellant contends that R. C. 2911.11(A) (3), Ohio’s aggravated burglary statute, violates the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the United States Constitution. The state of Ohio, however, maintains, in effect, that appellant should not be permitted to raise these issues because his guilty plea precludes any constitutional attack on the statute under which he was convicted.

Appellee relies upon a trilogy of United States Supreme Court cases in support of its position, namely, Brady v. United…