“Miller mistakenly equates strict compliance with a requirement that the judge recite the provisions of Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c) almost verbatim… We have never mandated that a trial court use particular words in order to comply with Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c).”

Justice Fischer, opinion of the Court

On April 14, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a

Update: On April 14, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Where is it in the record that we can glean that the trial court determined that he (Miller) understood those rights?”

Judge Sadler, to the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

“Don’t you think really in