State v. Waddell

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

'In this case we are asked to determine whether a court must consider an accused’s statement before accepting a no contest plea to *631a misdemeanor offense. We hold R.C. 2937.07 requires that a court need only consider the explanation of circumstances by the state before it passes judgment. While a court may certainly consider a statement from the accused, it is not required to do so.

To decide this issue, we- are asked to construe R.C. 2937.07. R.C. 2937.07 contains two paragraphs — the first dealing with the procedure required by the court before accepting a guilty…