State v. Gowdy

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that the trial court's misstatements of Ohio's self‑defense statute and its premature indication that it would not give a self‑defense jury instruction did not render Gowdy's guilty plea unknowing, unintelligent, or involuntary. The Court found the trial court complied with Crim.R. 11(C)(2) and that no prejudice requirement needed to be addressed.