Ohio Code § 2938.11

§ 2938.11.

The trial of an issue shall proceed before the trial court or jury as follows: (A) Counsel may state the case for the prosecution, including the evidence by which he

expects to sustain it. (B) Counsel for the defendant may state his defense, including the evidence which he

expects to offer. (C) The prosecution then shall produce all its evidence, and the defendant may follow

with his evidence, but the court or magistrate, in the furtherance of justice and

for good cause shown, may permit evidence to be offered by either side out of its

order and may permit rebuttal evidence to be offered by the prosecution. (D) When the evidence is concluded, unless the case is submitted without argument, counsel

for the prosecution shall commence, defendant or his counsel follow, and counsel for

the prosecution conclude his argument either to the court or jury.  The judge or magistrate may impose a reasonable time limit on argument. (E) The judge, after argument is concluded in a jury case, forthwith shall charge the

jury on the law pertaining to the case and controlling their deliberations, which

charge shall not be reduced to writing and taken into the jury room unless the trial

judge in his discretion shall so order. (F) Any verdict arrived at by the jury, or finding determined by the judge or magistrate

in trial to the court, shall be announced and received only in open court as soon

as it is determined.  Any finding by the judge or magistrate shall be announced in open court not more

than forty-eight hours after submission of the case to him.