State v. Caudill

The state of Ohio has appealed the decision of the Court of Appeals, assigning three errors listed *344as propositions of law. The first of these propositions recites:

“Where a defendant enters a written plea of no contest to a felony and, in writing, expressly acknowledges understanding all of his rights as enumerated in Criminal Rule 11(C), and expressly states his desire to waive said rights, and the trial court thereafter personally addresses the defendant concerning said written plea and waiver, and independently determines defendant understands the consequences thereof, there has been a…