State v. Watkins

In State v. Watkins, 99 Ohio St.3d 12, 2003 Ohio 2419, P15, 788 N.E.2d 635, the Ohio Supreme Court held, "when a defendant charged with a petty misdemeanor traffic offense pleads guilty or no contest, the trial court complies with Traf.R. 10(D) by informing the defendant of the information contained in Traf.R. 10(B)." Watkins at syllabus. When entering a no contest plea, a trial court is only required to advise the defendant that the "plea of no contest is not an admission of defendant's guilt, but is an admission of the truth of the facts alleged in the complaint and such plea or admission shall not be used against the defendant in any subsequent civil or criminal proceeding." Id. at P28.