State v. Spates

Supreme Court of Ohio · Decided 1992-08-05

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Sweeney, J. The defendant-appellee argues that the denial of assistance of counsel at the preliminary hearing was prejudicial error and a violation of his constitutional right to counsel at a critical stage of the criminal proceedings. The plaintiff-appellant, state of Ohio, contends that defendant’s plea of guilty waives his right to appeal his conviction on the ground that he was deprived of counsel at the pr…

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