State v. Reynolds

The central issue presented by the instant appeal concerns whether Crim. R. 11(C) requires a trial court to instruct a criminal defendant charged with a violation of R.C. 2923.12(A) relative to the affirmative defenses contained in R.C. 2923.12(C) prior to accepting his plea of guilty.

Crim. R. 11(C) prescribes the requisite inquiry which must be made by a trial judge prior to accepting a guilty plea to a felony charge. Crim. R. 11(C)(2) provides:

“In felony cases the court may refuse to accept a plea of guilty or a plea of no contest, and shall not accept such plea without first addressing the…