State v. Khoshknabi

FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, JR., J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Mohammad Khoshknabi ("appellant"), brings this appeal challenging his convictions for passing bad checks and theft. Specifically, appellant argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. After a thorough review of the record and law, this court reverses the trial court's judgment, vacates appellant's guilty plea, and remands the matter for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. Factual and Procedural History

{¶ 2} Appellant was born in Iran. He entered the United States in 1983 with a…