State v. Hollis

Defendant-appellant Felicia Hollis, a.k.a. Felicia Dorsey, appeals the judgment of the court of common pleas which denied her motion to withdraw guilty plea. Appellant argues that the unresolved question of whether a six-year statute of limitations (R.C. 2901.13) elapsed in her welfare fraud case and precluded her from entering an intelligent plea, and whether the court abused its discretion in denying her motion to withdraw such a plea.

Appellant’s assignment of error has merit. For the reasons which follow, the judgment of the trial court is reversed.

Appellant was indicted for theft of…