State v. Spates

The defendant-appellee argues that the denial of assistance of counsel at the preliminary hearing was prejudicial error and a violation of his constitutional right to counsel at a critical stage of the criminal proceedings.

The plaintiff-appellant, state of Ohio, contends that defendant’s plea of guilty waives his right to appeal his conviction on the ground that he was deprived of counsel at the preliminary hearing.

For the reasons that follow, we hold that defendant waived his right to challenge the denial of his right to counsel at the preliminary hearing, since he entered a plea of guilty…