State v. Veney

{¶ 1} Once again, we are asked to clarify the duties of the trial court in accepting pleas to felony charges and to determine the consequences of the trial court’s failure to comply with Crim.R. 11. The first issue is what level of compliance is required of the trial court when it advises a defendant of the state’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial before accepting a plea of guilty or no contest. The second issue is whether a failure to advise the defendant of this right is subject to harmless-error review under Crim.R. 52.1 We affirm the judgment of the court of…