No. 19-8593

Damon Christopher Crim v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2020-06-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure effective-assistance-of-counsel fourteenth-amendment guilty-plea ineffective-assistance misunderstanding plea-bargain sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a criminal defendant misunderstands a key element of a plea bargain, is his guilty plea void?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L. When the record reveals that a criminal defendant misunderstands a key element of a plea bargain is his guilty plea void? I. When defense counsel tells his confused client that his misunderstanding of a term of the plea bargain is correct, and the defendant then enters the plea, has the defendant been denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel? ii

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-02
Waiver of right of respondent The State of Ohio to respond filed.
2020-05-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 6, 2020)

Attorneys

Damon Christopher Crim
Jeffrey M. Gamso — Petitioner
Jeffrey M. Gamso — Petitioner
The State of Ohio
Kristen Louise SobieskiCuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent
Kristen Louise SobieskiCuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent