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Ohio Rev Code § 2945.79 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2945 | Trial|Section 2945.79 | Causes for New Trial.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A new trial, after a verdict of conviction, may be granted on the application of the defendant for any of the following causes affecting materially his substantial rights:(A) Irregularity in the proceedings of the court, jury, prosecuting attorney, or the witnesses for the state, or for any order of the court, or abuse of discretion by which the defendant was prevented from having a fair trial;(B) Misconduct of the jury, prosecuting attorney, or the witnesses for the state;(C) Accident or surprise which ordinary prudence could not have guarded against;(D) That the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence or is contrary to law; but if the evidence shows the defendant is not guilty of the degree of crime for which he was convicted, but guilty of a lesser degree thereof, or of a lesser crime included therein, the court may modify the verdict or finding accordingly, without granting or ordering a new trial, and pass sentence on such verdict or finding as modified, provided that this power extends to any court to which the cause may be taken on appeal;(E) Error of law occurring at the trial;(F) When new evidence is discovered material to the defendant, which he could not with reasonable diligence have discovered and produced at the trial. When a motion for a new trial is made upon the ground of newly discovered evidence, the defendant must produce at the hearing of said motion, in support thereof, the affidavits of the witnesses by whom such evidence is expected to be given, and if time is required by the defendant to procure such affidavits, the court may postpone the hearing of the motion for such length of time as under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable. The prosecuting attorney may produce affidavits or other evidence to impeach the affidavits of such witnesses.
Ohio Rev Code § 2945.80 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2945 | Trial|Section 2945.80 | Written Motion for New Trial.

Effective: November 1, 1965|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 389 - 106th General Assembly|Application for a new trial shall be made by motion upon written grounds, and except for the cause of newly discovered evidence material for the person applying, which he could not with reasonable diligence have discovered and produced at the trial, shall be filed within three days after the verdict was rendered, or the decision of the court where a trial by jury has been waived, unless it is made to appear by clear and convincing proof that the defendant was unavoidably prevented from filing his motion for new trial in which case it shall be filed within three days from the order of the court finding that he was unavoidably prevented from filing such motion within the time provided herein.Motions for new trial on account of newly discovered evidence shall be filed within one hundred twenty days following the day upon which the verdict was rendered, or the decision of the court where trial by jury has been waived. If it is made to appear by clear and convincing proof that the defendant was unavoidably prevented from the discovery of the evidence upon which he must rely, such motion shall be filed within three days from an order of the court finding that he was unavoidably prevented from discovering the evidence within the one hundred twenty day period.
Ohio Rev Code § 2945.81 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2945 | Trial|Section 2945.81 | Causes to Be Sustained by Affidavits.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The causes enumerated in divisions (B) and (C) of section 2945.79 of the Revised Code must be sustained by affidavit showing their truth, and may be controverted by affidavits.
Ohio Rev Code § 2945.82 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2945 | Trial|Section 2945.82 | New Trial.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a new trial is granted by the trial court, or when a new trial is awarded on appeal, the accused shall stand for trial upon the indictment or information as though there had been no previous trial thereof.
Ohio Rev Code § 2945.83 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2945 | Trial|Section 2945.83 | When New Trial Shall Not Be Granted.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No motion for a new trial shall be granted or verdict set aside, nor shall any judgment of conviction be reversed in any court because of:(A) An inaccuracy or imperfection in the indictment, information, or warrant, provided that the charge is sufficient to fairly and reasonably inform the accused of the nature and cause of the accusation against him;(B) A variance between the allegations and the proof thereof unless the accused is misled or prejudiced thereby;(C) The admission or rejection of any evidence offered against or for the accused unless it affirmatively appears on the record that the accused was or may have been prejudiced thereby;(D) A misdirection of the jury unless the accused was or may have been prejudiced thereby;(E) Any other cause unless it appears affirmatively from the record that the accused was prejudiced thereby or was prevented from having a fair trial.
Ohio Rev Code § 2945.831 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2945 | Trial|Section 2945.831 | Motion for New Trial Not Necessary for Appellate Review.

Effective: January 1, 1960|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 133 - 103rd General Assembly|A motion for a new trial is not a necessary prerequisite to obtain appellate review of the sufficiency or weight of the evidence in the trial of a criminal case.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.01 | Judgment and Sentence Definitions.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The definition of "magistrate" set forth in section 2931.01 of the Revised Code applies to Chapter 2947. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.02 | Motion in Arrest of Judgment.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A judgment may be arrested by the court upon motion of the defendant, or upon the court's own motion, for either of the following causes:(A) The offense charged is not within the jurisdiction of the court;(B) The facts stated in the indictment or information do not constitute an offense.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.03 | Defects - Time Limits.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A judgment shall not be arrested for a defect inform. Motions in arrest of judgment shall be made within three days after the verdict is rendered.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.04 | Effect of Arresting Judgment.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a judgment is arrested, it places the defendant in a like position with respect to the prosecution as before the indictment or information was found. If, from the evidence at the trial, there is reason to believe that the defendant is guilty of an offense, the trial court shall order him to enter into a recognizance with sufficient surety for his appearance at the first day of the next term of such court, or the court having jurisdiction of the offense if within this state, otherwise the defendant shall be discharged.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.051 | Victim Impact Statement.

Effective: July 1, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly|(A) In all criminal cases in which a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony, if the offender, in committing the offense, caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause, or created a risk of physical harm to the victim of the offense, the court, prior to sentencing the offender, shall order the preparation of a victim impact statement by the department of probation of the county in which the victim of the offense resides, by the court's own regular probation officer, or by a victim assistance program that is operated by the state, any county or municipal corporation, or any other governmental entity. The court, in accordance with sections 2929.13 and 2929.19 of the Revised Code, shall consider the victim impact statement in determining the sentence to be imposed upon the offender.(B) Each victim impact statement prepared under this section shall identify the victim of the offense, itemize any economic loss suffered by the victim as a result of the offense, identify any physical injury suffered by the victim as a result of the offense and the seriousness and permanence of the injury, identify any change in the victim's personal welfare or familial relationships as a result of the offense and any psychological impact experienced by the victim or the victim's family as a result of the offense, and contain any other information related to the impact of the offense upon the victim that the court requires. Each victim impact statement prepared under this section shall include any statement made by the victim pursuant to section 2930.13 of the Revised Code.(C) A victim impact statement prepared under this section shall be kept confidential and is not a public record as defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code. However, the court may furnish copies of the statement to both the defendant or the defendant's counsel and the prosecuting attorney. Immediately following the imposition of sentence upon the defendant, the defendant, the defendant's counsel, and the prosecuting attorney shall return to the court the copies of the victim impact statement that were made available to the defendant, the counsel, or the prosecuting attorney.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.06 | Testimony in Mitigation - Presentence Investigation Report - Psychologist's or Psychiatrist's Reports.

Effective: January 1, 2004|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 490 - 124th General Assembly|(A)(1) The trial court may hear testimony in mitigation of a sentence at the term of conviction or plea or at the next term. The prosecuting attorney may offer testimony on behalf of the state to give the court a true understanding of the case. The court shall determine whether sentence should immediately be imposed. The court on its own motion may direct the department of probation of the county in which the defendant resides, or its own regular probation officer, to make any inquiries and presentence investigation reports that the court requires concerning the defendant.(2) The provisions of section 2951.03 of the Revised Code shall govern the preparation of, the provision, receipt, and retention of copies of, the use of, and the confidentiality, nonpublic record character, and sealing of a presentence investigation report prepared pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section.(B) The court may appoint not more than two psychologists or psychiatrists to make any reports concerning the defendant that the court requires for the purpose of determining the disposition of the case. Each psychologist or psychiatrist shall receive a fee to be fixed by the court and taxed in the costs of the case. The psychologist's or psychiatrist's reports shall be made in writing, in open court, and in the presence of the defendant, except in misdemeanor cases in which sentence may be pronounced in the absence of the defendant. A copy of each report of a psychologist or psychiatrist may be furnished to the defendant, if present, who may examine the persons making the report, under oath, as to any matter or thing contained in the report.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.07 | Pronouncing Judgment.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If a convicted defendant does not show sufficient cause as to why judgment should not be pronounced, the court shall pronounce the judgment.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.08 | Time of Execution Where Death Sentence Imposed.

Effective: August 10, 1965|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 24 - 106th General Assembly|In cases where the death sentence is imposed, at least one hundred twenty days shall intervene between the day of sentence and the day appointed for the execution thereof.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.09 | Failure to Pay Costs; Notice of Balance Due.

Effective: September 19, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 143 - 130th General Assembly|(A) If a person is charged with an offense in a court of common pleas, including a juvenile court, and either fails to appear in court at the required time and place to answer the charge or pleads guilty to or is found guilty of the offense or is adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender based on the offense and fails within the time allowed by the court to pay any fine or costs imposed by the court, the court may enter information relative to the person's failure to pay any outstanding amount of the fine or costs on a form prescribed or approved by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to division (B) of this section and send the form to the registrar. Upon receipt of the form, the registrar shall take any measures necessary to ensure that neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar accepts any application for the registration or transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by the person. However, for a motor vehicle leased by the person, the registrar shall not implement this requirement until the registrar adopts procedures for that implementation under section 4503.39 of the Revised Code. The period of denial relating to the issuance or transfer of a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle imposed under this section remains in effect until the person pays any fine or costs imposed by the court relative to the offense. When the fine or costs have been paid in full, the court shall inform the registrar of the payment by entering information relative to the payment on a notice of payment form prescribed or approved by the registrar pursuant to division (B) of this section and sending the form to the registrar.(B) The registrar shall prescribe and make available to courts of common pleas forms to be used for a notice to the registrar of failure to pay fines or costs and a notice to the registrar of payment of fines or costs under division (A) of this section. The registrar may approve the use of other forms for these purposes.The registrar may require that any of the forms prescribed or approved pursuant to this section be transmitted to the registrar electronically. If the registrar requires electronic transmission, the registrar shall not be required to give effect to any form that is not transmitted electronically.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.14 | Hearing on Ability to Pay Fine.

Effective: September 6, 2002|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 170 - 124th General Assembly|(A) If a fine is imposed as a sentence or a part of a sentence, the court or magistrate that imposed the fine may order that the offender be committed to the jail or workhouse until the fine is paid or secured to be paid, or the offender is otherwise legally discharged, if the court or magistrate determines at a hearing that the offender is able, at that time, to pay the fine but refuses to do so. The hearing required by this section shall be conducted at the time of sentencing.(B) At the hearing, the offender has the right to be represented by counsel and to testify and present evidence as to the offender's ability to pay the fine. If a court or magistrate determines after considering the evidence presented by an offender, that the offender is able to pay a fine, the determination shall be supported by findings of fact set forth in a judgment entry that indicate the offender's income, assets, and debts, as presented by the offender, and the offender's ability to pay.(C) If the court or magistrate has found the offender able to pay a fine at a hearing conducted in compliance with divisions (A) and (B) of this section, and the offender fails to pay the fine, a warrant may be issued for the arrest of the offender. Any offender held in custody pursuant to such an arrest shall be entitled to a hearing on the first regularly scheduled court day following the date of arrest in order to inform the court or magistrate of any change of circumstances that has occurred since the time of sentencing and that affects the offender's ability to pay the fine. The right to the hearing on any change of circumstances may be waived by the offender.At the hearing to determine any change of circumstances, the offender has the right to testify and present evidence as to any portion of the offender's income, assets, or debts that has changed in such a manner as to affect the offender's ability to pay the fine. If a court or magistrate determines, after considering any evidence presented by the offender, that the offender remains able to pay the fine, that determination shall be supported by a judgment entry that includes findings of fact upon which such a determination is based.(D) No person shall be ordered to be committed to a jail or workhouse or otherwise be held in custody in satisfaction of a fine imposed as the whole or a part of a sentence except as provided in this section. Any person imprisoned pursuant to this section shall receive credit upon the fine at the rate of fifty dollars per day or fraction of a day. If the unpaid fine is less than fifty dollars, the person shall be imprisoned one day.(E) No commitment pursuant to this section shall exceed six months.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.15 | Labor for Nonpayment of Fine.

Effective: November 8, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 51, House Bill 588 - 118th General Assembly|Persons committed to jail by a judge or magistrate for nonpayment of fine, or convicts sentenced to hard labor in the county jail, shall perform labor under the direction of the board of county commissioners within or outside the jail, within the county, and the board shall adopt orders and rules in relation to the performance of labor and the sheriff or other officer having the custody of the persons or convicts shall be governed by the orders and rules. The sheriff of the county shall collect the proceeds of the labor of the persons or convicts, pay it into the county treasury, take the county treasurer's duplicate receipts for the amount paid, and forthwith deposit one of them with the county auditor. The sheriff, with the approval of the board, may provide for the vocational training and rehabilitation of prisoners confined in the county jail.This section does not apply to prisoners participating in a county jail industry program established under section 5147.30 of the Revised Code.  The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.151 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.151 | Reduction of Inmate's Sentence.

Effective: October 1, 1959|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 138 - 103rd General Assembly|The sheriff in charge of a county jail may, upon a consideration of the quality and amount of work done in the kitchen, in the jail offices, on the jail premises, or elsewhere, allow reductions of inmates' sentences as follows:(A) On sentences of ninety days or less, up to three days for each thirty days of sentence;(B) On sentences longer than ninety days but not longer than six months, up to four days for each thirty days of sentence;(C) On sentences longer than six months, up to five days for each thirty days of sentence.The reduction of the inmate's sentence shall become effective only upon the written concurrence of the presiding or sentencing judge or magistrate of the court where the sentence was imposed.This section shall in no way restrict any other powers vested in the presiding or sentencing judge or magistrate of the court where the sentence was imposed.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.16 | Recognizance of Misdemeanant to Keep the Peace and Be of Good Behavior.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A person convicted of a misdemeanor may be required by the judge or magistrate to enter into a recognizance, with sufficient surety, in such sum as the judge or magistrate finds proper, to keep the peace and be of good behavior for such time, not exceeding two years, as the court directs. The court may order such person to stand committed until such order is complied with or he is discharged by law, but the court may discharge such person at any time on his own recognizance, or cancel such recognizance.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.17 | Breach of Condition of Any Recognizance.

Effective: October 16, 1980|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 736 - 113th General Assembly|In case of a breach of the condition of any recognizance given under section 2947.16 of the Revised Code, the same proceedings shall be had as are prescribed in relation to forfeiture of other recognizances.
Ohio Rev Code § 2947.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure|Chapter 2947 | Judgment; Sentence|Section 2947.18 | Misdemeanants Sentenced to Workhouse.

Effective: September 3, 1970|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 460 - 108th General Assembly|Where the board of county commissioners of a county, or legislative authority of a municipal corporation having no workhouse, has made provisions for receiving prisoners into the workhouse of a city in any other county or district in the state, a court or magistrate, where imprisonment in jail may lawfully be imposed in such case, may sentence persons convicted of a misdemeanor, including a violation of a municipal ordinance, to such workhouse.