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Should Guilty Plea Be Vacated Because Trial Judge Misstated Self-Defense Law?
State of Ohio v. Demarco Gowdy, Case No. 2024-0882
First District Court of Appeals (Hamilton County)

ISSUE: Must a criminal defendant's guilty plea be vacated when the trial judge, before accepting the plea, misstated the law regarding self-defense?
June 24, 2025