City of Garfield Heights v. Brewer

On June 1, 1983, appellant, Gemes Brewer, III, was arrested in Garfield Heights and charged with driving while under suspension in violation of R.C. 4509.76. On June 7, 1983, appellant signed a form entitled “Statement of Rights and Waiver of Counsel” 1 and pled no contest by circling “no contest” on the form. The trial court found appellant guilty and sentenced him to one hundred eighty days’ confinement and imposed a $500 fine. Appellant timely appealed raising two assignments of error which deal with the waiver of the right to counsel and other constitutional rights in a misdemeanor case…