977 counts in case 57549? yes, i have. and did you have a chance to discuss that indictment with your counsel? we have many times. do you understand that there are numerous charges, some of them have the same type of claim or allegation, but they stand different time periods and different incidentses that are alleged. are you aware of that? yes, i m a wheware of that. mr. castro, you are here because i have been presented with state s exhibit 1 which purports to be a written plea agreement and recommended sentence to this court. have you been in receipt of this document? i have it in front of me. have you had a chance to read this document?
yes, i have, your honor. and did you have a chance to discuss that indictment with your counsel? [inaudible] you understand that there are numerous charges, some of them have the same type of claim or allegation but they span different time periods and different incidents that are alleged. are you aware of that? yes, i m aware of that. thank you. mr. castro, you re here because i have been presented with what is marked as state s exhibit 1 which purports to be a written plea agreement and recommended sentence to this court. have you been in receipt of this document? i have, your honor. and have you had a chance to read this document?
yes, i have. and have you had a chance to discuss that indictment with your counsel? many times. you understand that there are numerous charges, some of them have the same type of claim or allegation, but they span different time periods and different instances that are alleged. are you aware of that? yes, i am aware of that. thank you. mr. castro, you re here because i ve been presented with what is marked as state s exhibit 1, which purports to be a written plea agreement and recommended sentence to this court. have you been in receipt of this document? i have, your honor. and have you had a chance to read this document?
sir, do you understand by entering guilty pleas here to the numerous counts that are set forth in this written plea agreement, that you re waiving or giving up certain constitutional rights? i m aware of that. i m going to talk to you about your specific rights. mr. castro, do you understand that you have the right to trial by jury or to a judge in this case? will you please ask that again? yes. sir, do you understand that you have the right to trial by jury or to a judge in this case? yes. do you understand that you re giving up that right by entering a plea, you will not have a trial? i do understand. do you understand that you have the right to an attorney, somebody you pay, or if you can t afford one, that the court will appoint an attorney to represent you at no cost to you? ined. do you understand that you have the right to summon or subpoena witnesses to appear at the trial and to testify on your behalf under oath?
in its entirety the lower case 574321. there has been full sdlover provided by the state of ohio and discovery as we already touched on and other than the agreement between the parties no other to address. thank you. thank you. is that your understanding on behalf of your client of the plea agreement? yes, your honor. we, as mr. castro has indicated, he has had ample time to review the written agreement, as well as discuss the contents of that agreement and it is our understanding that he will withdraw his former pleas of not guilty and enter pleas of guilty as are outlined and through this written plea agreement. there were no threats or promises to reduce the pleas, in particular, though, he is aware that this will be finality for