City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Bowers

The question certified to this court by the court of appeals “is whether the provision in R.C. 2937.07 for an explanation of circumstances following a plea of no contest has been superseded by the enactment of Crim. R. 11.”4 Additional issues concern whether the explanation of circumstances was sufficient even if the rule has not superseded the statute, *150and whether appellant’s constitutional rights were violated with respect to his plea and his right to counsel.

R.C. 2937.07 provides in pertinent part:

“If the plea be ‘no contest’ or words of similar import in pleading to a misdemeanor, it…