Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Stauffer, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1976-11-10
Citations: 48 Ohio St. 2d 54
Docket Number: No. 76-1
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Stauffer, Appellant.
Judges: O’Nbill, C. J., Herbert, Stillman and Celebrezze, JJ., concur .
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Second Series
Volume: 48
Pages: 54–56

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Stauffer, Appellant.
(No. 76-1
Decided November 10, 1976.)
Mr. Richard P. Taylor, city prosecutor, for appellee.
Mr. Thomas L. Cornn, for appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Crim R. 23(A) provides, in relevant part: "In petty offense cases, where there is a right of jury trial, tbe defendant shall be tried by tbe court unless be demands a jury trial. Such demand must be in writing and filed with tbe clerk of court not less than ten days prior tó tbe date set for trial,- or on or before tbe third day following receipt of notice of tbe date set for trial, whichever is later. Failure to demand a jury trial as provided in this subdivision is a complete waiver of tbe right thereto." -
Appellant was charged with a violation of R. C. 4511.19. Under Crim. R. 2, this is a petty offense; it is a first degree misdemeanor carrying the potential penalty' of a $1,000 fine and imprisonment for six months under R. C. 2929.21. In such a case, a jury trial demand made purstiant to Crim. R. 23(A) must be made in writing not less than ten days prior to the date set for trial, or on or before the .third day after receipt of notice of the date set for trial, whichever is later.
' On the facts of the instant case, appellant was aware of the jury demand rule and his counsel enjoyed one day in which to file the demand under Crim.' E. 23(A) . The case at bar does not present the dilemma which would be faced by counsel who is not appointed until after the deadline set forth in Crim. E. 23(A), nor by a defendant whose background rendered him unable to comprehend the written 'information supplied him regarding his right to á jury trial.
The judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
O'Nbill, C. J., Herbert, Stillman and Celebrezze, JJ., concur .
CoeRigan, W. Brown and P. Brown, JJ., dissent.
Stillman, J., of the Eighth Appellate District, sitting for Stern, J.