State v. Johnston, 2017 Ohio 8593

Defendant Troy W. Johnston was indicted for one count of having weapons under disability (R.C. 2923.13) after a Guernsey County grand jury returned an indictment on November 23, 2016.
Johnston pleaded not guilty at arraignment, then changed his plea to guilty on June 22, 2017.
During the plea colloquy, the trial court confirmed Johnston understood that a guilty plea waives the right to a jury trial.
On August 18, 2017, the trial court sentenced Johnston to 18 months in prison.
Johnston appealed, arguing his plea was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary because the court did not inform him that a jury verdict must be unanimous to convict.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether a trial court must inform a felony defendant that a jury verdict must be unanimous when taking a guilty plea	State: No requirement to advise of unanimity; Crim.R.11 satisfied by informing waiver of jury trial	Johnston: Plea involuntary because court did not inform him jury unanimity is required for conviction	Court: No, Crim.R.11 does not require advising a defendant of jury unanimity; plea was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary

State v. Fitzpatrick, 102 Ohio St.3d 321 (Ohio 2004) (holding trial courts need not inform defendants that jury unanimity is required to convict)
Crawford v. Eastland Shopping Mall Assn., 11 Ohio App.3d 158 (10th Dist. 1983) (explaining purpose of accelerated calendar appeals and allowance for brief, conclusory decisions)