State v. Looby

EILEEN T. GALLAGHER, J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, William Looby ("Looby") appeals his conviction and sentence. In addition to Looby's five assignments of error, we sua sponte asked the parties to brief a supplemental assignment of error regarding whether the trial court complied with the requirements of Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c). Based on the record and the parties' supplemental briefs, we find that the trial court failed to comply with Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c) when it accepted Looby's guilty plea and that the lack of compliance warrants reversal of the trial court's judgment.

I. Facts and Procedural…