State v. Hamed

John F. Corrigan, Judge.

The defendant, Aly Hamed, appeals from his conviction for trafficking in food stamps. See R.C. 2913.46(A). In his single assignment of error, he claims that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to hold a hearing on his post-sentence motion to withdraw his plea of no contest. This contention has merit, so we reverse his conviction.

I

A grand jury indicted the defendant for trafficking in food stamps. After initially pleading not guilty to the charge, the defendant pled no contest and the trial court accepted that plea. The trial court thereupon found the…